Sunrise on Wellington Harbour

Another fine day...

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July 24th 2006
Today's weather is almost perfect. And so was yesterday's. And so was Saturday's. Has the world gone mad? Yes, it is still frightfully cold and a wee bit windy, but sunshine in Wellington for three days solid is unbelievable! For the past three days Boz (who some of you know as Warwick) came to stay. We went to the zoo, braved Friday's small hailstorm, went to Te Papa (the national museum), avoid ... 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