Sick Hartes in New Zealand

The last three weeks, in real time

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June 3rd 2007
Paul has been fighting a bug and has charged me, Astrid, with summarizing the last three weeks, so here goes: The week before last was remarkable because Josh was attacked by another child at school. The fact that Precious might be the target of anybody's anger was disturbing in itself, but when the school called hoping to confirm that he had arrived home safely after class we knew we had a pro ... 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