Silver Fern

The national fern of New Zealand - it's green on the top but if you turn the leaves over, they're a vibrant silver colour underneath :-)

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Along the Warkworth Way

November 18th 2006
When we woke up this morning, it was grey and threatening to rain. By the time we got ourselves ready for the day ahead, the heavens had opened and down came the rain. At midday, there was still no sign of any let-up so we pretty much resigned ourselves to a day indoors, which was a particular pity as we had wanted to go for a proper walk away from the commercialism and among some of Auckland's gr ... 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

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