A traditional Maori Warrior

The Mumbler Becomes The Knacker - 1st - 8th Jan 07

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January 8th 2007
New Years Day was spent mooching around, not doing very much at all - much like New Years Day anywhere else in the world I'd imagine! We wondered into town to have some lunch and as the heavens opened and the torrential downpour showed absolutely no signs of stopping, we had to get a taxi back to the hostel. The highlight of the day had to be the look on Kirsty's face when one of our Kiwi roomma ... read more

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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