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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]
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] Blog: South of South Island
Date: February 17th 2007
hi! having not written on this for a while i thought i'd best update you all on what we've been upto. After leaving Queenstown (where we'd been to watch bungee jumping, go up the gondala and play on the luge) we made our way down to Invercargill. This was a bizarre town which had amazingly wide streets (3 lanes of traffic on each side of the road, as well as really wide parking bays and massiv ... read more
Date: February 17th 2007
hi! having not written on this for a while i thought i'd best update you all on what we've been upto. After leaving Queenstown (where we'd been to watch bungee jumping, go up the gondala and play on the luge) we made our way down to Invercargill. This was a bizarre town which had amazingly wide streets (3 lanes of traffic on each side of the road, as well as really wide parking bays and massiv ... read more
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