December 15th Sunrise

December in NZ

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December 19th 2009
The second week of December we found ourselves (again) with a lot of free time - not having heard from the job that had 'guaranteed' us 60 - 70 hrs. per week before Christmas (can you feel my frustrations?). So, trying not to think about it too much and get too upset about it, we instead focused on the fact that a) We were actually in New Zealand b) It was December and averaging 25 degree ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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