Walk to Cheeseman

End of the Summer

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August 28th 2007
The days have been cascading by and suddenly I'm staring at the calendar realizing that August is over. At home the leaves will soon be starting to turn, and I should be browsing the shelves for my new textbooks. Instead, I'm staring out the window, watching the weather turn warmer. My summer is ending, as spring is starting. I spent yesterday afternoon building an igloo. It's actually qu ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Canterbury Plains

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more