A jumper prepares

Auckland and more

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July 20th 2009
A day of several things. After breakfast there was some more horse riding. Rachel had a go on Mikado up and down the field being led, and then switched to the shetland, where she rode first round in a circle, and then completely free around the field. Then she had another go trotting around in a circle, but had a fall on one of the circuits that rather took her wind away. However after a couple of ... 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