Tide Pool

Welcome Back

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November 22nd 2005
Hello all I'm back safe and sound in NZ after a week at home back in the States, in New Jersey. My grandfather did pass away so I consider myself very lucky that I was able to go back and be with my family for his last moments. As always, being with my family is a bit intense (especially with so many of us) but it was all in love. I found out quite a bit about the strength of my family and it gav ... 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