Mangawai cliffs

I hate goodbyes.....

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July 31st 2009
Thursday 16th July....Got up nice and early, layered up for our winter sports adventure, and headed to Whakapapa Ski Village on Mount Ruaperu. We hired some equipment and booked a snowboarding lesson. It was so difficult! And despite having, a very short and unproductive lesson, I was still rubbish!!! Jess fared a little better....but only just!!! After our lesson we stayed on the slopes for a fe ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands

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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