Tent in Lesley's garden

Westward Ho Ho Ho

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December 17th 2006
Its coming on Christmas and the sun is shining the sky is blue or was yesterday today its more reminiscent of Scotland - a scotch mist but its early still and the one thing you can say about weather in NZ its changeable. But to our tale after a very pleasant walk along 6 mile creek we returned to Murchison and headed out to meet Brian and Bella. They live some 11km west of Murchison itself. Their ... 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