Tepee 2

National Children's Day in NZ

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March 3rd 2013
Today is national Children’s day in New Zealand, and to celebrate, Caroline and a team have been planning a ‘Play Date With Nature’ day for the last month or so. The event is totally free and based in the forest where the Kindegarten Nature Discovery mornings are held, with similar activities and more. The event had been advertised all over the South Island of New Zealand and on the radio, s ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Te Anau

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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