The Coromandel Crew

Beaches, boys and barbeques!

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November 28th 2006
Well I have been away from Wellington for the past two weeks and been enjoying the sunshine in the North of the North Island. We were working up in the Coromandel Peninsula, a truely beautiful part of the world. It's been an eventful two weeks and a great end to my stint on the volunteer program. Tomorrow I rejoin the working world in the office. However before that I wanted to share some of the t ... 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