Us and the Bay!!!

Going North - Part 1!!

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February 8th 2009
8th February 2009 - BAY OF ISLANDS & MAORI SHOW!!! I woke up at around 6am this morning, jumped in the shower, packed up and went straight down for some breakfast. We had to be outside for 7.25am as that was when our bus was due. I was ready with loads of time to spare and so I sat downstairs reading Silence of the Lambs for a while. Good book...enjoying though I don't think I should read it at ni ... 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