Tea and scones!

Last week of Oz and arrival in NZ!!!

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May 7th 2008
Hello last Monday we spent the day at Lou's only venturing out for a smoothy late afternoon when we realised we'd been stuck inside all day. The smoothy was basically a litre of yoghurt... which even for us was tough going and made us feel a bit sick! It was a bit of a non day really as we spent the rest of the day watching films and eating oven chips!! On Tuesday was got up early with the i ... 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