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25 04 2010

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April 25th 2010
25 04 2010 For some reason we both woke early and had a cup of tea. After a lovely shower we were packed up and ready to roll by 0800 hours. What’s going on, this is the weekend. In any case we had about 400 kms to get to Napier our destination. We left Wellington with the grey cloud and wipers on and headed north. It was a long way but the weather improved as we got further north endi ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Napier

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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