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The Waitangi

My favourite shipwreck

June 16th 2022
We have had some terrible storms and very high tides recently, plus a tornado visited our street and chucked gates, fences and concrete roof tiles across the road and into our yard. But it was finally calm enough for us to go to the beach at Patea to check out the Waitangi, along with many other locals we are visiting her as they have never seen her so completely exposed. She must currently be one ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand

New Zealand Flag 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
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