The Warm Up

New Zealand

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November 28th 2006
Kia Ora (That´s hello in Maori and not that squash type drink) The weather in New Zealand is crap! It is the same as England, possibly even worse and this is supposed to be the start of their summer. We have had a couple of good days but still not hot, just warm and sunny and for the last 3 days it has been chucking it down with rain and been pretty cold so not very impressed thus far! Anyway ba ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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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