Tom and The World!

Eigs and Heim

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August 5th 2006
Hello All Well I got to New Zealand in one piece, just! First off, a few quiet drinks on the Tuesday night turned into me going home at about 11.30pm really drunk, thanks to Bernard and Declan!! Obviously I was really protesting every time they bought me a drink “I really can’t finish this one, oh where’s all that wine gone!” You get the jist! Secondly, when I got back, I took my remai ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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