Victorian Fete

Oamaru

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November 18th 2008
Oamaru November 16, 2008 A day that started out rotten ended up just fine. So here’s what happened. We woke up at beautiful Lake Tekapo to howling winds and gray skies, the sort of day you’d normally stay inside and read a book. But we got up anyway, had our coffee, etc. We were packed up, in our seatbelts, and Joe couldn’t turn the key in the ignition. It wasn’t the engine or the b ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Oamaru

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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