Sails and the city

Sailing

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March 5th 2009
Hi everyone! I have now been in Auckland for about 2 weeks and am having a really good time and no trouble adjusting. Someone on the street even asked me for directions, mistaking me for a local, until they heard my voice of course. Classes started this week and they seem interesting, but my sailing adventure was much more interesting than any lecture. My two friends and I walked down to the v ... 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