Te Whare........

Grant and Rae's NZ Trip

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January 6th 2012
The curse of the disappearing blog again..................probs with interner connection last night. Stiil...........Had a great day yesterday (Friday). Weather was great and we walked out to Waitangi where we visited The Treaty House,set in the grounds of the estate. The Treaty relates to peaceful co-existence between the Brit settlers and the Maori tribes and was signed in 1840 - very impressive ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands » Paihia

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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