Kris and his lucky visa

Were off!!

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February 13th 2009
Hi everyone, We thought we were busy when we were working and saving to leave NZ, but my god that was nothing. The last 4 days have been a blur. Anything that possibly could have gone wrong in the last few hours has, that will teach us for taking the cheap tickets on black friday! We're writing this from Melbourne while waiting to embark on the next leg of our journey, hopefully this part goes m ... 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