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Don’t go chasing waterfalls...they might chase you right back

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December 14th 2019
When traveling around New Zealand, if you could choose what creature to be you’d definitely be a bird. Firstly because ,until humans arrived in NZ (about 1000 years ago), there were no land mammals which meant that the birds had no predators; despite the introduction of various animals, which have all later been regretted, they are still ruling the roost - if you’ll pardon the pun. Secondly, 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