Waiheke

Waiheke Island

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February 20th 2008
Hello. It's Wednesday, February 20th, at 8:30 p.m. I am writing from an internet cafe in Hastings, after spending the whole day at work in a vineyard. Because the contractor I work for couldn't get me a ride from the motel I'm staying at to the apple orchard, I ended up working at a vineyard instead, clipping nets together around grapes so that the birds can't get to them. It's an easy job, and it ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Waiheke Island

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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