the Cultural Festival

The Cultural Festival

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March 13th 2007
I never did get back to the park again I’m sorry to say but got caught up in arranging where I was going to stay for the night which seemed infinitely more important. The next event for me was the annual Cultural Day over in the Mt Roskill. Once again this is a suburb that people would pass through without a glance and yet they hold this wonderful festival here. Mark it in your calendar if you a ... 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