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Santa knew we were in New Zealand!

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December 29th 2008
Ho Ho Ho - Merry Christmas one and all. We had a nice sunny day here for the big day and I did, indeed, cook a christmas dinner - granted there was no turkey but it was a fancy dinner nonetheless. We didn't drink at all on Christmas day cos we overdid it a wee bit on Christmas Eve in good old Molly Malone's. Anyway, we spent most of the morning drinking tea out on our veranda and then had our dinn ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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