motel

jazz in paihia

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August 11th 2008
On Friday we left for Paihia to stay at the Marlin Court Motel for 2 nights FREE, as John and Maureen invited us to stay for the Jazz Festival. The weather was lovely. We walked to Waitangi etc etc. Lots of Jazz on Fridayand Saturday morning lots of Jazzbands in the centre of town. Some very good Bands. I painted a Papaver painting on canvas for Maureen. It was a lovely weekend. ... 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