remembering Matt

Pre-trip test

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January 12th 2009
Hello to everyone on my New Zealand e-mail list and anyone else joining in. At this point I'm just testing my contact info and getting ready for my trip. Stuff to know - I will have my computer with me and will be posting blogs with photos as I go along. I will also have a cell phone equipped to recieve international calls so if you have an emergency please call and Ill get back to you. Reme ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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