Not our car...It's not that scrappy!

Christmas looms...

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December 8th 2006
Christmas starts early down under! It's merely the beginning of advent (the advent calendar tells me so), but my work Chrimbo party, the party in the park and the Christmas parade have all been and gone. The party in the park is apparently an event for 2 groups of people - families and youths whom which to get sozzled. Not deterred by such a description I left work at 6 to trundle on down, have a ... 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