Hector Dolphin, Akaroa

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November 7th 2005
Entry by Gemma We have just had a lovely two weeks with my mum and dad. They arrived on monday 24th October and we met them at Auckland airport. It was an emotional reunion in the arrivals lounge! Dad was limping as he came through as he had fallen down a great big hole on his last night in Fiji. They are on an 8 week trip to Fiji, New Zealand and Australia. After lots of big hugs Dave drov ... 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