NZ Lamb

New Zealand & Sydney

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March 21st 2006
'G-Day’, A curious thing happened while flying from Honolulu on a 8 hour flight to New Zealand. I departed on a Friday night & landed on a Sunday morning! Saturday March 4th did not exist for me, all because I passed the International date line from East to West! New Zealand is such a beautiful place to be. The scenery in the country is not unlike Ireland, with green fields, and lots of co ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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