Appropriate picture for the ski resort

More family hospitality

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August 9th 2005
- FOOD: Home made casserole and chocolate muffins - more tasty family cooking. Chicken, brie and cranberry pizza. My first (and only) try of Vegemite. - AREA: Stunning Tongariro National park in the snow. Long drive to Wellington. Big night out. Kaitoke Regional Park where some of Lord of the Rings was filmed. Ferry to the South Island - PEOPLE: My third cousin twice removed (or something li ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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