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Auckland (we are still here)

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October 21st 2008
Yes we are still in Auckland, it is now Tuesday evening and Bill is still in hospital, and having ultrasound on ankle tomorrow morning to see if infection has turned into an absyss, if so good news as surgeon will remove it and he should be able to leave hospital Thursday??? Bill is in a ward with 3 others, all very old and 1 with dementia, yes there are others alot worse off. I took ferry o ... 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