Sushi or not sushi

New Zealand

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April 26th 2007
For completeness: Arrangements/Logistics for our arrival in New Zealand rivalling those for a space shuttle lift-off worked smooth as an egg - unlike some of the lift-offs. We picked up the key and car of my sister Elaine who'd left them in Christchurch airport while she went to her boyfriend fireman's graduation ceremony in Welligton expecting us to pick her up 2 days later. With 2 days to fi ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South 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