Joel and Tayla sorting out the food

House Warming Beachlands

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March 16th 2010
Sunday was house warming day at Joel's house in Beachlands. We had seen the family the night before at Glenn's house in Ellerslie. We had been invited for dinner. Diana had made the most beautiful fried rice and Jamie just loved it. I have never seen a six year old eat so much fried rice. She really enjoyed herself. Tayla decided that Graham and I should go home to their house to sleep the nigh ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Franklin

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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