the view from the top

Books and Boulders

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March 31st 2007
Well life has been pretty uneventful since the birthday. Last weekend there was a “Pirates and Sailors” boat cruise that was organized by Ilam, the residence village I live in. We took a really old tug boat out on Lyttleton Harbor. Good times were had by all, but what happens on the Lyttleton Tug stays on the Lyttleton Tug. Unless you have Facebook...haha. During the week we are all becoming ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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