Auckland Airport

Leaving on a Jet Plane

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September 11th 2011
Friday evening and I’m a bundle of nerves. Sleep? Sleep??? What is that, I’ve packed everything three times atleast, mind revolving in ever increasing wobbly circles, wondering how I’m going to cope. Had a coffee, chucked my pillow into the suitcase, showered and dressed, panicked a bit more and then it was time to go to the airport. With hubby and daughter with me to farewell me, I checke ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » New Plymouth

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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