Sunset over Whangarei from the deck

Beer, Beaches and NYE in the future.

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December 28th 2012
On the the morning we were due to meet our friends Stanny and Carla we spent a few hours on Sandy Bay, a lovely surf beach about forty minutes from Whangarei. The weather again was good so I thought I'd give the surf board another try...and again failed with honours! Maybe I should give paddle boarding a go instead. Afterwards we headed to Whangarei and had the best fush n chups of the trip fr ... 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