Turned out nice again.

Aotearoa, the land of the long white cloud

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September 12th 2009
Well, it’s that time again and I’m off to a new country on Sunday. New Zealand has been very satisfying in some ways, I feel that the work I’ve helped in has been of real value, but I’ve not been as thrilled by the country as I thought I would be. This may have been due to my restricted abilities as my arm was in plaster for the first three weeks and is still weak and stiff as I write this ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Central

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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