The (second) 80th Birthday Party

George's 80th. BIrthday (Jim Hick and Family)

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March 2nd 2009
(This entry is rather late as we had no photo's until recently - thanks to Ngaire we now have them.) On 18th January we were invited to the home of Ngaire and Rod Beehre (Ngaire is Jim Hick's eldest daughter) for afternoon tea. Upon arrival we were greeted by a cacophony of party instruments - whistles/hooters etc. and there were balloons everywhere. Once indoors we found that it was not just Ji ... 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