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Rough and Tumble

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November 11th 2007
Another weekend, another Rotary event. "Rough and Tumble" was sponsored by the Westport Rotary club. The plan was to head out to the Rough and Tumble lodge near Seddonville (half way between Westport and Karamea) for a weekend of merrymaking and tramping. Seddonville was formerly a mining community named for past Prime Minister Richard Seddon (1893-1906 - frequently and aptly referred to as King D ... 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