Cows

Clocking up the Miles

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May 24th 2008
Saturday 17th May - Napier, Wairoa Well as we finished our last entry, we start this one. Having made our way to Napier we thought it about time to get a blog entry done, as we were doing loads of stuff and it was pretty hard to keep track of. We arrived there before any of the internet cafes had opened so we had a walk around the town to pass the time. Napier seems to be a nice plac ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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