Bird and me

Marae

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November 29th 2012
Finally we got back to civilization. And it stopped raining for 2 whole hours! I can use a dryer to warm up all my soaking wet clothes. Yay. We made a shit-ton of pasta and left the next day for the Marae. Day 1 at the Marae was a bit brutal since we had lecture for over 7 hours. We were traditionally greeted by the Maori people just like when I was 15 in the People to People Program. Welcomes ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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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