New Napier Arch

Gisborne and Napier, NZ

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December 24th 2008
I spent the longest day of the year in Gisborne, an otherwise sleepy little surf town on the east coast. Not only was it daylight out until 9pm but it was beautiful sunny blue skies. I took another surf lesson, one-on-one from a place called Liquid Gold, which I would highly recommend. The coach, Paul "The Pom" Lungmuss, had me doing bottom turns and even got me up on a couple greens (which is ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Gisborne

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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