Grey and Wet or Just Like Home! Photo 8

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May 10th 2010
My first impression of Paihia may not have been a totally accurate one. After the first 2 day here the weather turned grey and hasn’t changed since. It’s still warm, but it rains almost every other hour and the wind doesn’t stop. It’s also not rain like we’re used to on the west coast, it’s more like the air is just wet and I was fortunate enough to be in it for the whole 4 km walk to ... read more

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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

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