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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: elvis, solstice and udders
Date: December 20th 2008
Hayfever at Christmas time is just wrong. So is listening to Elvis Presely singing Christmas duets with the sun shining outside. But then again the moon is upside down and the stars are inside out and and and...it's all rather confusing and peculiar. But it does remind you that you are living on a planet. In space. In a solar system. Galaxy. Universe. Rah. 'Tis a good thing I think. So my ... read more
Date: December 20th 2008
Hayfever at Christmas time is just wrong. So is listening to Elvis Presely singing Christmas duets with the sun shining outside. But then again the moon is upside down and the stars are inside out and and and...it's all rather confusing and peculiar. But it does remind you that you are living on a planet. In space. In a solar system. Galaxy. Universe. Rah. 'Tis a good thing I think. So my ... read more
