Main Street in Paekakariki

A Waterfall Walk near Wellington

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January 3rd 2009
Happy New Year to all! We celebrated the beginning of 2009 a full 18 hours earlier than those of you on the east coast of the U.S.! As we stood in the (fairly) warm summer night watching fireworks over Caroline Bay in the biggest crowd I have seen since arriving in New Zealand, it felt more like the Fourth of July than New Year’s Eve!! I would like to share a funny story with you that hi ... 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