Opunake

Ick

---

March 30th 2008
Fun day on the farm, seen some things no human should ever have to see, the back end of a cow about to flow being a major one. Millked a hundred or so cows, had a play on a quad bike, learned a bit more about rugby and spent the afternoon helping the police with their enquiries. Went across to visit extended family in Opunake, enjoyed the luxury of being welcomed in a family home, proper famil ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taranaki

---

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