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Mud wrestling

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November 20th 2006
This weekend we had a major show down south on the North Island, so we drove down last week. Not long after we pulled out I got accosted by this tiny bird that had gotten itself trapped in the truck, it kept flapping in my face and I was laughing and screaming so couldn't get it out. Luckily someone rolled the window down so it escaped. At the end of the weekend we had a party with those of us ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wairarapa

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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