Chelle and Joel

Gary's 60th Birthday/Beachlands

---

February 9th 2010
We were invited out to Beachlands to celebrate Joel's Dad's 60th Birthday. The extended family were there having travelled from New Plymouth and Whangarei to celebrate with Gary. Friends of Gary and Sandra's travelled across Auckland to celebrate this momentous birthday. Yes Joel's Mum's name is Sandra like mine quite a coincidence. It was a beautiful day, the weather being hot and sunn ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

---

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