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Christmas Day

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December 25th 2007
Now we know what Christmas is like down under, and all done while you lot slept! Didn't see a single footprint in the snow, but when we popped our heads outside, there were 2 stockings on the doorstep. Good old Santa found us despite us being in the wrong place. Stockings were opened as usual with a cup of tea in bed, and we suddenly noticed that Alex's beard had grown rather quickly during the ni ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Whangarei

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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