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Hello from Taupo

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June 6th 2005
Since I last wrote..... The flight from Fiji took about 3 and a half hours. My seat neighbour was a Kiwi and in true NZ style by the end of the flight he was giving me phone and email addresses of all of his relatives througout NZ who he claimed would "put me up and take me around anytime". He and his wife even waited outside until i got on the shuttle b/c they wanted to make sure i got to the ... 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