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Day 17

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November 17th 2010
We collected the twins from Polly’s then took then into New Plymouth, went down to see the wind wand on the seafront, a bit of shopping, and they created much excitement around the shopping centre, not least as the buggy is about 15 foot long!!! Was a good chance to check out down town, and the beach, and we also did some shopping and took in the bike shop once again, where I brought their entir ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » New Plymouth

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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