Happy Birthday Samuel

Family Time

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March 11th 2012
The highlight of this trip of course is catching up with family, and friends that we consider family. We had another 1st birthday party for Samuel - Roberts styley, which was great fun. Ashlee couldn't make it unfortunately because of her rowing commitments but otherwise it was a full house. We celebrated Matt's birthday with him in Aubergine Restaurant, Thorndon. There are some fr ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington » Eastbourne

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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