Te-matua-ngahere = Father of the Forest

New Zealand

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July 9th 2007
Day 174 - Day 196 (20.06.07 - 11.07.07) New Zealand is a country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two large islands (the North Island and the South Island) and numerous smaller islands. New Zealand is notable for its geographic isolation - very much seperate from its almost-neighbour Australia. We had heard, in our months of travelling, nothing but wonderful stories about this cou ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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