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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: Dunedin, Queenstown & Milford Sound: In Search Of Penguins
Date: April 26th 2009
So, off we hopped onto another flight. For all those of you who now have an image of us bouncing like frogs past the check in staff, let me clarify. We didn’t literally hop, we actually just walked. I just thought ‘off we walked’ didn’t sound very good. See the effort and thought that goes into these blogs? Anyway, it was, I think, our 11th flight we’d taken so far. If everyone back home ... read more
Date: April 26th 2009
So, off we hopped onto another flight. For all those of you who now have an image of us bouncing like frogs past the check in staff, let me clarify. We didn’t literally hop, we actually just walked. I just thought ‘off we walked’ didn’t sound very good. See the effort and thought that goes into these blogs? Anyway, it was, I think, our 11th flight we’d taken so far. If everyone back home ... read more
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