Soph

What are the chances...!?

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May 15th 2008
Hiya, Thursday we got our first lie-in in what seems like years! After dragging ourselves out of bed we realised we had no milk for our porriage so we had to rush to the shops to buy some and visit an ATM - something that occurs all too regularly on this trip! After booking our bus for tomorrow morning to Nelson and hostels in Wellington and Roturua for next week, we got a shuttle bus to the g ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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