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Cold toilet seats, ice cold tap water and other winter delights….

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July 8th 2007
It’s been a while since I have been in New Zealand in the winter and you forget all those little things about life in a winter climate. Since I live in North Queensland and it’s almost always tropical, life is quite different to New Zealand. It’s such a surprise waking up and looking out your window and having to rub the condensation off the glass before you can see. Great fun to draw pict ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura

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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