Xmas Day 1

Christmas in Golden Bay

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December 25th 2005
Very strange to be celebrating Christmas in the Southern Hemisphere ... although it rained all day so it felt like a 'real' Christmas. We started the day opening cards and presents and then set about preparing a roast turkey dinner, armed with only a bbq and a hob. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Region » Golden Bay

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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