Playing Around

The Land of the Long White Cloud

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October 9th 2005
Greetings from New Zealand. I have just arrived on the South Island after an over night ferry crossing. I flew into Auckland late Wednesday night; the flight from Melbourne was only about 2 1/2 hours (though it felt a lot longer). On the first day I meet up with Peter, an old FOX8 employee who is currently working at Sky News, and we toured around Auckland. To tell the truth I was a bit ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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