I'm not going...it's too cold!

To the beach!

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March 13th 2005
It was another cracking day so we resolved that we had no option but to hit the beach. Simon stayed at home and worked on his music (making up mixes for a part-Maori, part-Indian wedding) and the rest of us, kids n'all, headed up the Kapiti Coast to Waikanae Beach. The drive was about an hour but it was worth it - there are beaches much closer to the city, even some in the city, but they get a ... 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