rhondda and john planting theirs

last thoughts on whangarei

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November 20th 2005
today is my last day in whangarei. i spent the late morning recovering from my early run sprawled out in the sun writing and enjoying my coffee, birds busy and chatting with each other all around me. yesterday was the best day i've spent here. rhondda and john invited me to accompany them to the morning markets and took me on a tour of kerikeri where i met john's mother and sister. we were out ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Whangarei

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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