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Lord of the Rings paraphanalia at Te Papa
Final day in the Captial Region
August 18th 2006 I've had a fantastic few days here in Paraparaumu and around. I've gotten used to the weather, and it's not so shocking anymore.
Tuesday Janine and I took Anya into Porirua to the shopping centre. There was an end of season sale at Canterbury, so I picked up a few things to keep me warm here, and to fill a box to send back to Canada full of things I won't need when I get to Fiji next week.
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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 
