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I swam here - this is the Pacific Ocean here.
When does 90 = 60 ?

January 9th 2011
Hello folks...blogging tonight is going to come in 2 chapters. Chapter One. The answer to the above question is when we are talking 90 Mile Beach at the very Northernmost point of the North Island. Something to do with estimating how far does a bullock pull a cart in one day( in the old days) and then someone worked it out so the beach must be 90 miles....when in fact it is 60 miles long....we ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands » Kerikeri

New Zealand Flag 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
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