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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]
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] Blog: Shantytowns and Bumpy Roads
Date: September 5th 2008
Day 521 (31.08.08) Leaving Greymouth we were once again on the road south. Mum and Dad had spotted a reconstructed gold rush town and fancied popping in for a poke around. Not thinking we would get anything else out of it than we had previously gained from our previous visit to Sovereign Hill (another very similar spot in Ballarat, Aus) we decided to go for a little jaunt of our own. Looking at ... read more
Date: September 5th 2008
Day 521 (31.08.08) Leaving Greymouth we were once again on the road south. Mum and Dad had spotted a reconstructed gold rush town and fancied popping in for a poke around. Not thinking we would get anything else out of it than we had previously gained from our previous visit to Sovereign Hill (another very similar spot in Ballarat, Aus) we decided to go for a little jaunt of our own. Looking at ... read more
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