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Bali and New Zealand (again).

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December 25th 2019
Christmas overseas, in hot climes, isn't something I do often and not something I'll likely do again. But on this occasion, in 2019: boy am I glad I did. It was Christmas BC (Before Corona), and quite possibly our last opportunity to travel afar as a family. It had taken a great amount of time and even greater amount of patience and planning to arrive at the point of successfully organising five a ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel » Whangamata

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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