Bays near Marlborough

155 Reasons to Move to New Zealand

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July 6th 2010
This is a living list, I will keep adding as I think of more great things about New Zealand... 1. No pennies, all prices for goods are rounded off. 2. No snakes. 3. No poison ivy, oak, or sumac. 4. No sharks - well, they are extremely rare. 5. No deadly jellyfish. 6. Universal health care. (Private healthcare is also available at low rates.) 7. Kiwi’s are quite possible the friendliest pe ... 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