Easter service at the beach

Family at Easter!

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March 21st 2008
Good Friday brought the arrival of my parents and my sister, Brenda, to New Zealand. They arrived very early and took the Kiwi Shuttle from Auckland to Tauranga, arriving tired but happy at our house. As usual, we gave them the quick tour and headed over to the Mount for some beach and hiking. Not wanting to completely tire them out, we elected to take the trail around the base of the mount ins ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Plenty » Tauranga

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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