Our Maori classroom

March 21st 2006
It must take a special type of person to become a tour guide. I, for example, couldn't do it. No matter how awe-inspiring a certain attraction is, after seeing it for the 500th time I would be ready to set about my eyeballs with a pair of knitting needles. But by and large, they manage to maintain this enthusiastic and often wacky persona that leaves you feeling like they're sharing the experience ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Abel Tasman National Park

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

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Martin McGinty

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I've done it again. Taken off indefinitely for no other reason than it sounded like a lot of fun. The plan is to get from the Arctic to the Antartic through the Americas using as few flights and making as many friends as possible. Hoping to maybe pick up Spanish and surfing on the way but that's as ambitious as I'm gonna get. Hope you enjoy the tales. God Bless This House Ginty _____ Hopefully this website will give you an idea of why I quit work for 12 months. Beaches, jungles, glaciers and beer at 50p a bottle... cannae whack it with a big schtick! Enjoy! Marty... full info

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