Happy New Year

Tane Mahuta

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January 19th 2006
It seems like it's been a long time since my last blog update. Well, I've been very busy enjoying not being at the hostel. I had the opportunity to house sit at a co-workers and I jumped at the chance of being alone, with peace and quiet and my own tv to enjoy. I happened to feel the need one day last week to feed the little pig that is on the property (probably next Christmas dinner or somethi ... read more

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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