Me up the Sky Tower

New Zealand: land of snow and rainbows

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July 11th 2008
Hi everyone, Well I feel like now Sa's written a blog I should really get started! I've been in NZ just over a week now, and I already think it's my favourite country that we've visited. The journey from KL to Singapore was okay, although there were a few times I felt I might not get there, like when the bus driver told me I had to get off as soon as we arrived over the border and get on anot ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wairarapa

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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