all of us at Supper Club after NYE

Living in Auckland, New Zealand

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January 14th 2009
My time in Auckland so far has been punctuated by a series of interesting incidences, some good and some most people would perhaps wish to avoid. On arrival in New Zealand Helen and I stayed in a hostel for around a week working up the courage to go job hunting (after 6 months of unemployment it did seem a bit daunting) before finally biting the bullet and actually going. It wasn’t as easy as I ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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