Nature walk at Steve's

Thrivent Builds Team Whangarei New Zealand Blog #6

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October 29th 2008
Yes -- we are still here in NZ, and doing well! We've had reports that people back home had become concerned about our welfare, given our 'absence' from the blog. Word has it that we may actually have several posts this evening, as we do have a little bit of downtime now, at the end of our first day of R&R. (In our view, nearly eight full days of fatigue and sore muscles from the Build deserve ... 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