A fond farewell to the long hot summer Photo 70

A fond farewell to the long hot summer

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April 3rd 2010
The sun sets on another day in the bay and I take full advantage of the work computer, I realise it has been quite some time since i last wrote. I am moving on tomorrow to make my journey to Queenstown for the winter, so am long overdue. So as the sirens sound for yet another fire panicing many a tourist, the Queen sailed into town, I sadly turn 27, edging ever closer to 30. My favourite girl ... 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