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The Chancel

Cathedral Cove, Coromandel Peninsula
Gone in 60 Seconds

February 28th 2007
Embrace the Fear "Be brave," says the poster on the wall. Qualifying it with, "even if you're not, pretend to be. No one can tell the difference." Neither of us were feeling particularly apprehensive ahead of the jump. Which may seem strange when you consider we were being taken 15,000 feet up into the sky, only to be thrown out of our plane. Actually plane may be overstating things a little. It ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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