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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 yea... [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 yea... [read more] Blog: Woofing outside Ohope
Date: March 17th 2006
We visited Steve and Natasha again in Tauranga after staying in Napier, Taupo, and Rotorua over a period of about 2 weeks. The weather here is milder than in Wellington. Pat had a wonderful time fishing with Steve in Tauranga this week. They caught three snappers and one trevallie on a Kontiki, a battery-run torpedo-like machine which would most likely be outlawed in Canada. It's the Lazy Ma ... read more
Date: March 17th 2006
We visited Steve and Natasha again in Tauranga after staying in Napier, Taupo, and Rotorua over a period of about 2 weeks. The weather here is milder than in Wellington. Pat had a wonderful time fishing with Steve in Tauranga this week. They caught three snappers and one trevallie on a Kontiki, a battery-run torpedo-like machine which would most likely be outlawed in Canada. It's the Lazy Ma ... read more
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I am doing a few weeks of voluntary work at an environmental learning centre in Central America. For gardening and teaching some local women some felting and other textile crafts, and to update the centre's website. It is a very interesting place, and the programmes are quite impressive. There are 8 volunteers here I think, two of us are twenty nine, and the rest are in their early to mid 20s.
The website does better justice to the huge undertaking this has been: http://www.learningcentercostarica.org/
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