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My last full week in Auckland...

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March 14th 2009
The end of week 5 is upon us! I can't believe i've been here for over 5 weeks. It's scary. So as not to disappoint, this week has been just as busy as any other! The week began waiting for fruit. Again.Once it turned up 45 minutes late we were presented with apples, nashi pears and rock melons. Seeing as it was late, we logically counted out low maintenance fruit (ie it didn't need chopping up) ... 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