Hamilton Zoo

The Big Zoo and Tirau etc

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October 14th 2006
14-10-06 Apologies for not writing in the diary last week. Have been busy working - yes working and I was in for 6 days this week. The shifts aren't too bad, but the 10 o'clock finish never ends then - I am getting back in the house around 10.40pm. No early starts which suits me fine. Last Saturday we went off to Hamilton Zoo to see if they could put Uncle Andy back in with the chimps ha ha ... read more

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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