Hyde Park Fountain

New Zealand

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July 15th 2006
19th June 2006 Have just read over our Australian log and feel we missed out a lot. It would seem the “catch up” caught up with us. Our visit to Upwey and lunch with Edith and her family was lovely. We recognised one another immediately despite the thirty year gap. It was great for me to meet her family. Can’t believe I’d never met Graham. Like we said the views and countryside were stun ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » North Shore

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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