Hello my name is Yellow Eyed Penguin

From buddas to beaches to....sheep!

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June 8th 2006
So we are now in the land of Kiwi's. We arrived at Christchurch as it was pouring with rain-where has the sun gone??!!! Thank goodness we had a very nice couple called Sue and Ron who took us in. ( Beths boyfs parents friends as i tried to explain to customs ). Customs was interesting as the sniffer dogs liked the olives we brought over and so had to declare them as well as processed cheese ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Glaciers

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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