Ah, the rolling fields

Miscellaneous Stuff!

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February 10th 2006
Another quick e-mail just to catch up with you all about a few more of our activities down here. My Mum & Dad arrive this afternoon for a visit so we've been quite busy getting ready i.e. cleaning the flat and stocking up with gin. I'm also basking in the glory of last night's thumping win by the mighty Hurricanes over the Blues (from Auckland - boo...) in the opening round of the Super 14 rugby ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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