Craigmore Estate

Farming Aristocrats

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January 30th 2006
After placing several calls, the first place to take me on as a farmhand was an estate 30 k's out of Timaru. Despite covering an expanse of over 2000 hectares (~5000 acres), there was remarkably little farming to be done. In fact, after one morning of gardening peonies, I was put to work alongside my German colleague in crime to paint for 3 and half consecutive days. Yes, there were tea breaks ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Timaru

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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