Graham and Fletcher

Queens Birthday Weekend

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May 31st 2008
This is just a short blog this week. It is Queens Birthday Weekend and the weather today has been just lovely. We went for a long walk up the hill through the Reserve down to the Beach and back home. Fletch had a lovely time socialising with all the other dogs and people. She just goes up to strangers and waits to be patted, everyone just loves her. We took the Green Peril out for a long dri ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Bucklands Beach

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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