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October 10th 2009
Hey! Well...first off, sorry its been so long since our last entry! I have not forgotten ye, far from it, I have been extreamly home sick! and missing everyone like crazy, but thats not the reason I haven't written, its down to the fact that there really hasnt been much to report... we havent done an awful lot - well not until the last couple of weeks anyway! First of all, just to let you kn ... 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