Native fern of NZ - a national symbol meaning new beginnings

Thrown out of a plane

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August 6th 2005
- FOOD: Kiwi wine, famous NZ sausage roll with ketchup, Manuka honey flavoured ice cream - PEOPLE: Skydive instructors that tease you the whole way up. Goodbye to Mary - AREA: Second near brake down due to shortage of petrol (and petrol stations). Waitomo Caves walk and boat trip to see the very pretty glow worms. Huka waterfalls, prawn farm and honey shop near Lake Taupo. SKYDIVE over Lake ... 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