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Graeme on Piha beach

Graeme took his shoes and socks off to give me a piggyback across a stream on the beach. It was really nice of him, especially when I was happy to get wet too... He nearly obliged by picking me up and trying to throw me in...
Jobs and rainforest

October 24th 2004
Hello all! We haven't been up to much lately, which is why there hasn't been a blog for a while. The best piece of news that I have is that we both have jobs - yay! - Graeme starts on Tuesday as a planner with an engineering company and I'm temping for the moment. There's not any teaching work as it's the end of the school year, but I've landed on my feet with temping as I'm working in the Ma ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Waitakere Ranges

New Zealand Flag 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
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