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Heading to Matamata to visit the cousins.......

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January 12th 2012
I had a great trip to Waiheke Island yesterday. Had a swim at Onetangi Beach in the waves. I am headed to visit with mom's cousins today. They live in Matamata.......and onward from there........ ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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