Ranfurly Shield

Car/B-ball/Ranfurly Shield

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August 12th 2005
I woke up today, but on my basketball gear, and walked a few blocks to meet a man who was selling his car to check it out. He asked if I wanted to drive, I told him I had never driven a car in NZ before. He drove into the suburbs and I took the car for a spin. It was nice, I liked everything except it had about 100,000 miles and was not too efficient on fuel. After that I hiked up to ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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