A Cliff's Edge

More Like Winter

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August 7th 2006
Break out a map of New Zealand and check out 'Okahune', a small ski town at the foot of the breathtaking volcanoe 'Ruapehu' you see to the right. It took us 3 hours to drive down from Hamilton, passing many cows and even more sheep, (no kidding (Joan)...there are 4 million people in New Zealand: compared to 60 million sheep....too bad they haven't figured out a way to use them as some means of tr ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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