Bay of Islands 12

Re-enactment of the first missionaries arriving in NZ

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November 3rd 2007
Kia Ora from Paihia! First blog in New Zealand - yee hah! I had a great couple of days in Melbourne catching up with Zoe, Oli, Jo and John, loved getting all the goss from them! I was so sad to say goodbye to Oz but as soon as I was in the air I started to get excited about what lay ahead in NZ. After the usual dramas at the airport (I must look well dodgy, I always get my bag searched! Mi ... 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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