Nat Doing The Haka

And That's A Century

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July 29th 2009
Day 100 (Wednesday 29 /07/09, NJJ) Phoned Joan to see how John is, now he's home from hospital woo hoo! We had breakfast at Cafe D'Amour - a full cooked brekkie each yum yum. Then had ice cream/gelato from Takapuna Beach Cafe, it was lush, even the taster of liquorice flavour was delicious. Had a wander around the shops then drove on to Piha Beach on the west coast. Had a wander along the beach b ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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