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April 2nd 2005
I realised the other day that we’ve managed to get through the whole of March without a travelblog entry, which is a little slack, so here’s a wee update of what we’ve been doing. Goin’ Fishin’ At the beginning of March I had a great day’s fishing on Luke’s brother-in-law Robbie’s boat. Graeme was playing rugby so couldn’t come, but Kenny, Debbie (a Glaswegian colleague of Ken ... 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