Sea kayaking

Summer in the city

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January 15th 2005
The long-awaited summer has finally arrived in Auckland, and people have stopped blaming us for bringing the rain with us! The past week has been absolutely gorgeous, and I’ve been looking out of the window of my 14th floor office wishing I was outside and praying that the fine weather would last to the weekend. Graeme has managed to get outside and enjoy some of the weather on site visits wit ... 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