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Crimbo Down Under

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January 5th 2006
Happy new year to all readers wherever you are in the world! And welcome to new readers that I've added since the last blog. Well, Christmas was a bit different for us this year - apart from the whole 'summer' thing, having no family around to share the day with was certainly a bummer and something that we didn't particularly like. Well, what do we expect to happen!? Anyhoo, after finishin ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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