New Year

My 1st shag...but it wasn't as exciting as a penguin

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December 21st 2006
ah...a week off work. Unfortunately this is not as exciting as you would think due to my lack of ability to do anything. So we start with a small trip to see how I get on. I had heared rumours of a house. This house is a 2 hour drive, south from here and literally in the middle of no where. I drag most of the others on this trip with me (luckily Ali was at work so couldn't come). We pick them up f ... 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