Seasick warning ...

Eye to eye with an alien

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December 11th 2010
It’s been the subject of many a science fiction book and Hollywood blockbuster so I am sure that you know how the story goes … alien creatures arrive in some strange vessel, put on unfamiliar equipment to enable them to survive in the new environment and then boldly make the leap of trust to make contact with the indigenous population. Usually, things take a turn for the worse, pretty quickly, ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura

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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