Hamilton's River

On the Road again

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January 1st 2008
Day 66: The Long and Winding Road So it hasn't been the most exciting of days. Having been woken up at five by people going to Tongariro (and been grateful that I wasn't one of them - who does stuff like that on New Year's Day?!), and again at half-six by others who had got up to pack, I eventually gave up sleeping at seven and crawled out of bed and down to the laundry to amend my rather despe ... 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