A sculpure at the Botanical Gardens

New Zealand

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October 10th 2008
We’d arranged to meet up with Norma, an old friend of Matt’s granddad, at the Botanical Gardens this morning. Matt wasn’t enjoying negotiating the Auckland traffic in a camper, but he did a great job (despite lots of swearing!) When we arrived, the gardens were packed as it was ‘national older peoples day‘. The gardens were really beautiful set out in different themes with sculptures ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel

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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