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Breezing through windy Welly

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February 10th 2006
Wellington was supposed to be the final destination of our New Zealand tour. The plan was to re-join the real world and get jobs, live in accommodation that wasn't on wheels and live like a Kiwi for a while in the capital city. Unfortunately, destiny, or rather the Wellington job market, had other ideas and after a few rather depressing weeks we decided the odds were better in Auckland where the ... 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