The View from Kaihiti Hill

Ra Ra The Noisy Lion

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November 23rd 2018
22nd November Incredibly organised this morning, breakfast, showered, washed up and left for my walk by 9.20. I am headed for The look out on Kaihiti Hill which over looks the city. It is quite a urban walk, follow the path by the river, cross the river, head towards the docks, and take the track up the hill. Simples. There’s is what appears to a disused railway by the walkway, but I am ... 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