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North Island - Howard and Jean's visit

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April 14th 2009
April 14 - 19 - North Island Part II Another beautiful week made even better by the visit of grandparents. Tuesday morning we woke up early hoping to have heard from Howard and Jean who were to have arrived in NZ at 4am. We originally had invited them to join us in Miranda for breakfast before heading to Hahei on the Coromandel Peninsula, but when we realized that their flight had been dela ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel » Hahei

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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