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another day exploring

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August 27th 2009
Thursday: Hello everyone. Another busy day today. Ratko is starting work really early, so it is an early start for me too. I headed to the Wellington Zoo today. It is only a small zoo, but you can get quite close to the animals. It is like Taronga, on the side of a hill! AND no gondola to the top! Got quite a workout. I headed off with my coat not knowing what the weather was going to be like. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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