Mission Bay

days 35-39

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January 14th 2009
Christmas seems to be well and truly over now. It does last longer here, as most people tack on their summer break to the Christmas holiday, and the city has had a kind of holiday feel to it, but they seem to have all drifted back to work now, including Matthew, who went back on Monday. The final act was the removal of the giant Santa Claus from the top of Whitcoull's bookshop. Presumably he has b ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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