Piahia

A long time coming

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November 7th 2008
Slack Blogger Okay, so however far behind I've been with these blogs in the past this is the furthest away I've been for sure. The last time I published a blog was 83 days ago which is pretty shocking really so firstly a sorry to anyone who has been checking the page to find nothing new. Anyway, what I'm gonna cover today, in attempt to catch up with my travels is to race through the ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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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