Lincoln 2

6th stop New Zealand South Island (1)

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October 6th 2008
This entry is probably more interesting for the Hamer children than others although there are bits about people some of you may know. Please don’t be bored. Here we are, feeling quite at home & enjoying spring. It’s more like summer for us. Skies are blue & we’re back in shorts & t-shirts …. temporarily! As we remember our time in Lincoln, (it was OK to do the washing even on wet days bec ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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