Hokianga Harbour

Our life, Mille Bornes style

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February 4th 2008
Does anyone remember the card game Mille Bornes, the one where you get flat tires, speed limits, breakdown etc..? If you don't remember this game, then perhaps you may have played The Game of Life? Lately we've been joking that we feel like we have been living in one of these games.... We've had some rough luck and good luck in Auckland. We were parked in a mall parking lot in which looked li ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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