Makere and Tukake at the dedication ceremony

Gisborne Build

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February 25th 2010
On February 8th David and I, and 13 other members of the Global Vilage Habitat for Humanity team, were welcomed by the family whose house we were going to build. We were in Gisborne, New Zealand, the most easterly town in NZ (the first to experience the sunrise as the sun crosses the International Date Line). The family (Makere, her husband Tukake and their many children, grandchildren and re ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Gisborne

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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