On the waterfront

Whoa Welly!

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September 26th 2006
There has been a nagging, unpleasant sensation at the back of my skull for a few weeks now. It has steadily grown in size and I fear if I don’t do something about it soon, my noggin will expand to the size of the clay model featured in Lionel Ritchie’s “Hello” video. This disagreeable sensation is guilt. Guilt that I haven’t written a single blog entry in over four weeks. It is shameful ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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