Tea time in the camper

A New Country! New Zealand, North Island!

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June 3rd 2007
Wow after four months I'm finally writing a blog in another country!!! As you can imagine after spending so long in Australia, despite having an awesome time we were quite ready to move on to another country. As the weather in Oz for the last few weeks has been pretty chilly and very autumnal I think we were quite prepared for the change in weather(although I am ignoring the fact that e and luc b ... 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