Dancing Queen

A Night in Timaru Township

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January 28th 2006
Despite being the victims of elderly envy, the two volunteer farmhands could not be deterred. For three days, the idea of spending Saturday night dancing in Timaru township had been festering in our mind. A native party animal in Berlin, Anne had modest expectations of what the night would entail. We would soon discover we were in for a night of bizarrities and sheer intrigue. When our first ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Timaru

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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