Te Aroha youth hostel on the prairy

90 minutes, 90 emotions!! Ricki Herberts Barmy Army

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August 26th 2007
Since leaving Auckland the weather has generally dipped and the terrain has got a bit better in the sense that it’s not up and down all day, gives the old legs a bit of respite. However maybe I long for a few hills again. From my experience you cycle further without knowing it when you have something to concentrate instead of cycling aimlessly along a long flat straight road. God its such a catc ... 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