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Goodbye Waipuk

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February 5th 2014
This blog is dedicated to Angela, my lovely host.Thank you for getting me at the bus station, for letting me sleep and eat in your house. Thank you for introducing me to Charlie and Smiley, thank you for taking me to Masterton with your awesome bus. I just indulged in every day..... ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Hawkes Bay » Waipukurau

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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