View from One Tree Hill

I've been here a month already! (Weeks 3 +

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August 17th 2010
Into my second week of work and I was only in for two days 😊! This conveniently tied in with a midweek birthday so I didn’t have to worry about getting up the next day after going out on the lash. Also went bowling for the first time in about five years! So was a wee bit rusty to start with (first two goes = 1 pin and gutter ball = shit). Played a couple of games and I managed to rustle ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Northland » Mangawhai

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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