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New Zealand  Flag 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]
Blog: North Island Blitz
Date: January 3rd 2006

"So this is the new year, I don't feel any different", to quote a song. Take a reflective kid like myself and a holidays road trip of 3000 kilometers of the North Island of New Zealand and you've got a glowing soul. The 10 day blitz has logged some serious distance, 1 massive volcano conquered on foot, a hot bubbling beach of boiling carbon dioxide gas emmissions, the worlds worst UV rays (no oz ... read more


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