Advertisement
« previous next »
Book reading location  
   

Book reading location

Anzac Day

April 25th 2007
An unusual day. We arose in time to be picked up at 5:15am by Scott's Dad. He, Scott, Michelle, Jen, Scott's auntie Marie and myself attended the dawn service for Anzac Day at the war memorial in Papakura. It was astonishing to see the numbers of people who attend - I'd estimate about 500. It was very moving - the only slightly strange thing was the apalling comic singing of the vicar who led the ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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
Advertisement
Tot: 0.212s; Tpl: 0.003s; cc: 10; qc: 49; dbt: 0.0948s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.1mb