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WOW arriving in NZ & My birthday

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September 4th 2008
Lovin New Zealand. Declan & Geoff live on a 'Plantation' with a beautiful Avocado orchard. He has not changed a bit we arrived here on the nite before my birthday so we started on the champagne in true Declan style and brought in my birthday in at midnight. it was great craic. we were dancing around the pace until 2am. Martyn gave me a Tiffany Charm for my bracelet!! he bought it when we ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Plenty » Katikati

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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