Barb and Sheila

Scaring old friends

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April 9th 2006
New Zealand has redeemed itself a little, just a little. After Napier and Hastings we headed off to Waikanae to look up a friend from Nailsworth, Sheila, who moved back there 4 years ago. Booked into our motel and headed off to find her and we did quite easily. We hadn’t given her any warning of our visit, only checking in the local phone book to see if she still lived at the address we had for ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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