Have dog, will travel

Tuesday - Rushing to Auckland for voting papers

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September 30th 2008
Due to a field hockey tournament booked that weekend, on we had to go and again our dear GPS sent us through the countryside. We were on gravel roads for awhile which was nerve racking . Then we discovered it was set to take us the route that was the shortest distance, not the fastest route. We were heading for south of Auckland and really did want to arrive before dark but not at this rate we w ... read more

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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