EDEN PARK

RUGBY, BAY OF ISLANDS AND 90 MILE BEACH

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August 26th 2006
Good day to you all. The last update had us waiting to go and watch the All Blacks v Australia rugby test. It turned out to be a typically great Ken and Linda day! The day started with us having to go to a travel agent to pick up our tickets for our Fiji holiday. Having picked them up we decided to look for somewhere to have brunch. Well, you damn me, there just happenned to be an Irish pub almos ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Hamilton

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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