River behind Warehouse

Setting up in Central Otago

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February 1st 2008
If one would recall from our last blog, we were about to embark on finding a solution for our season, aka jobs. Saturday morning came and we went to seasonal solutions at 10 am. I might add here we knew it was 10 am because there is a large clock in the mountain range that overlooks Alexandra. Anyways we went, waited in a small line until we were next. This is when we met Ann. She was one of t ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Central Otago

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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