Mt Maunganui beach

Mt Maunganui, Lake Taupo and a big, big hike!!

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November 5th 2006
Lots has been happening and it has been a while since I have updated my blog but....places to go, people to see...and me to get better from my tummy bug....oh yes the rock iron stomach of Jacquie was broken the other week and I suffered big time which knocked me sideways for three days. Lucky for me I was in the comfort of a family environment where I was looked after (and taken the piss out of t ... 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