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First Three Weeks

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November 14th 2010
Oct 31 "Save the Whales, Eat the Japanese" - on a t-shirt I saw on one of the customers yesterday. I've got nothing against the Japanese (except the ones who poach whales), but that's goddamn funny. I've been in New Zealand now for a week, but it seems like so much longer. I've done a lot, seen a lot, and met a lot of people. My first international flight was much less arduous than I thou ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Waitakere

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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