Boz and a Lighthouse

Bad weather, good weather

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November 1st 2006
Why do I always talk about the weather? I suppose it's because it completely dominates here. No matter what plans I have, there is always the weather to consider. It always changes my plans. You have to be a very spontaneous person to live in Wellington. There is no such things a routine unless you go for a walk in the rain, hang your washing in the rain, garden in the rain. It's usually the rain ... 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