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week 2

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October 4th 2008
Hello again, got back yesterday from a fantastic week in Tawharanui (pronounced Taf-ara-noo-ee). Stunning is all I can say really! The team leader we had this week (Dan) was beltin, knew his stuff (as is an ecologist) and was great fun. MON - On the way we planted flax, cabbage tree, teatree, kanuka, manuka... for a farmer to help restore wetlands and filter water that flows into the rivers an ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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