Helping the wounded

Hot Water Beach and an Unfortunate series of events

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November 15th 2008
We woke to a clear blue sky today and the sound of Tui birds calling. Our plan today is to head to the hot water beach, but there are optimal times to be there (low tide) so the idea was to get there for about 12:30. We borrowed a shovel from the campground and got packed to go. Unfortunately, just a we were about to leave Joshua returned to the cottage in tears having sprained his knee jumping f ... 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