More of the Hillside

A quick rundown

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May 11th 2008
I'm getting really crappy at keeping up to date on these blogs. It's been almost two weeks since I wrote the last one, but I'll try to get caught up. Umm, let see, alot has happened in the last couple weeks. Last Thursday, I did one of the must-dos of any trip to New Zealand, and I went sky diving. I jumped from the height of 15,000 feet right over Lake Taupo, and it was surreal. Alot of peopl ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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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