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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]
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] Blog: Seeing is believing...
Date: October 29th 2010
New Zealand has the population of 4.4 million compared to 51.5 million in England. Yet the distance from John O' Groats to Lands End is roughly the same as Cape Reinga at the tip of North Island to Bluff at the bottom of South Island. No wonder it feels isolated in some places! Here there are more Subways than McDonalds. Watties is the equivalent to Heinz. We found it fu ... read more
Date: October 29th 2010
New Zealand has the population of 4.4 million compared to 51.5 million in England. Yet the distance from John O' Groats to Lands End is roughly the same as Cape Reinga at the tip of North Island to Bluff at the bottom of South Island. No wonder it feels isolated in some places! Here there are more Subways than McDonalds. Watties is the equivalent to Heinz. We found it fu ... read more
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