Beautiful Whangamata Beach

Robbins Family Visit

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December 15th 2007
Robbins Family Visit - The Week Before Christmas The week prior to the Robbins Family visit, I worked every day for two weeks including a week stretch of call from the previous Friday to Thursday. It felt almost like home - just kidding. Enough of that. My family arrived safely in Tauranga’s plush airport Saturday December 15. Mother was dressed to the nines as usual. She apologized for her app ... 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