Mary and Xander

Day after Boxing Day at Onepunga

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December 27th 2009
Onepunga Farm is about 4,000 acres with the mountain behind seen here covered in the southerlie cloud. There is a swath of limestone along one side and the house is built in the valley to avoid the prevailing nor westerly wind. Thats my nephew Zander with me in the old landrover.... ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Amberley

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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