Marlborough Sounds

Merry Christmas!

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December 24th 2006
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE SLACK BLOGGERS! Wherever you are and whomever you are with, we hope you have a fabulous time and we will be raising a glass to you all. Of course, we will get to celebrate a full 13 hours before you!! Once again, I apologise for not keeping up to date quickly but we have been on the move a lot so that we could see everything in North Island that we wanted to see before w ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Blenheim

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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