Lisa and Gregg on Train

Picton/Blenheim Weekend via Coastal Scenic Train

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May 30th 2009
Queen's Birthday Weekend - May 30-June 1 - Ugh, this is the abbreviated version, as I wrote for an hour and lost it all!! Friday May 29th - Sydney left yesterday for Wellington with her drama group. They are competing in the Sheilah Wynn Shakespeare competition. Gregg and I opted to stick around Timaru Friday night so that Graham could go to Brayden's for a birthday dinner, Avery could go to ... 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