Victory

Cycling Central Otago- Part Two

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February 11th 2006
We were off to a dismal start. My crash course as a bicycle instructor had clearly been a failure, and my mother was pushing her bike uphill within ten minutes of commencing our journey. I was shouting words of encouragement downhill, but I was wondering to myself if walking without a pushbike would be faster. Big K, my yoga-wise Mum was huffing and puffing her way upwards at an astoundingly ... 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