Mount Rutapehu

Why Are We Here Exactly?

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January 27th 1990
Palmerston North is not exactly high on the tourist circuit, in fact it's not on the tourist circuit at all. However some of the people from the hostel in Melbourne came from here and we had arranged to meet them for a while. Our meeting point was the Kentucky Fried Chicken of all places as, like McDonalds, these places are not exactly hard to find. I love the subtle way that they try to blend the ... 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