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Sitting under the hot lights

Matt bakes in the sun with the help of Gia's sunnies.
In the Tropics with Old Friends

August 5th 2006
Matt and Gia arrived in the dead of winter, in efforts to uphold their reputation of tropical vacations. They had already been to blazing hot Maine and steamy Ireland beaches, so New Zealand in July was the next obvious choice. They travelled on the North Island for a wee bit to acclimatise to the Southern Hemisphere before they headed deeper south to meet us in Chch. By the time they arrived a ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

New Zealand Flag 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
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