The River Valley...River

Welly, Nelson and Poo

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July 24th 2009
It seems an ice age since I last sat down to write, no matter, it takes more than fun filled days and drink filled nights to keep me away from a computer for too long. Allow me to bring you up t date with the latest goings ons from Kiwiland. So I leave Taupo for the second and final time. More about the first leavings later on. The Kiwi bus heads south towards an isolated lodge sat in a nice l ... 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