Getting some air

NZ for a week

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April 9th 2010
The trip home for Easter was a welcome relief from the humdity of Northern Queensland, and with so much anticipation, a most wonderful reunion with family and my ‘old’ home. The flight taking 9 hours all up made me realise the distance factor, and brought to the fore a lot of thinking about where my future lies. Still, Auckland on a good day is enough to forget the woes of seeking full time em ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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