Abel Tasman in the morning light

Long overdue entry

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June 17th 2009
This entry is long overdue and I'm so sorry I've been slacking off for so long. It's just that I buggered up my time schedule (which really was non existant in the first place), meaning I had to be consistantly moving in order to make it down to Christchurch in time for my flight. I believe I stopped my last entry at Waitomo, so that's where I shall pick things up again. Because I never took ... 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