wellington harbour

we leave the country for 9 months and ye wreck the place

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March 6th 2009
hello people, congratulations to liz and donal on the birth of their first tiny human 'rosa' (i think ye should have left that name for dave parkes to use) born this morning in nz and yesterday evening in ireland. we had a very eventful day on wednesday. i woke up at half 8 with my phone ringing. it was triona, she had just fainted at the bus stop on her way to work. a passer by was about to ... 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