Waitangi Treaty House

This is Andrew outside the Maori Meeting House at the Waitangi Treaty House where the treaty was signed between Britain and the Maori leaders of New Zealand in 1840- some history there for ya kids!

Greetings from Picton!

October 23rd 2007
Hello Everybody! Its been a while and i hope you are all keeping well. We just arrived on the South Island and are staying in Picton for a few days as the weather has been so lush. We have done so many things since the last blog its hard to believe we have only been hear 3 weeks now. We could definitely get used to this lifestyle.... Have a look at the photos which will give a lit ... 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

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