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The Poo Party

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July 26th 2010
When I decided to write a blog so everyone could see what I have been up to was a good idea, I didn't realise how difficult it was going to be to keep up! Its been pretty non stop these past couple of weeks but now that I am at my last destination, things have slowed down and I am in a hostel with two computers, with free internet in my room! Now I shall attempt to make up for the time I have miss ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Franz Josef

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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