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Whangarei Area

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June 21st 2007
Angela is so sweet! It was pouring rain again so I couldn't go and see the work on the flood gates or check on the cattle (I came between milking and calving seasons, oops!), so she drove me down to see the Whangarei Falls, and kauri trees, and Parua Bay. I guess I am staying outside Parua Bay Village, but that isn't an option with this blog so Whangarei is close enough at 30 minutes away! I t ... 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