A double yolker from a chicken at the farm

Farm Hand Dan and Wellington

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September 20th 2012
There is only so much driving you can do before the natural urge for a few days staying in the same place takes over so with that in mind we ventured south to a place called Upper Hutt, just outside Wellington. Here, friends of ours were house-sitting for a lovely couple on a quite staggeringly beautiful farm complete with sheep, alpacas, cows and chickens. We got our hands a little dirty, whilst ... 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