View from top of Mt Hutt

New Zealand

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September 3rd 2007
Hello again, I'm sitting in a nice air-conditioned room in Sanur, Bali, glad to be in out of the heat so I’m going to update this and let you know how we got on in New Zealand. (I'll do Bali at another stage!) But first I think I’ll finish the Australia story. When I left you last we were In Airlie Beach after having a great time out around the Whitsunday’s. From here we headed up to Towns ... 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