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Major slip at the 'Heads'  
   

Major slip at the 'Heads'

Spring Rains

October 13th 2010
We visited Whakatane at the weekend to catch up with Dad and Aunty Bubbles. On the way down we visited Evans at Karipiro. Evans garden is looking fantastic, the roses are looking very healthy. Whakatane has had a number of nasty winter storms this year one dropping 90mm of rain in one hour. There was considerable damage done to the town. Down at the 'Heads' at the river mouth, during one of the b ... read more
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New Zealand Flag 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
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