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Black Friday?! Not on this beach ☀

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December 20th 2013
Friday 20th December Now the first I'd ever heard of Black Friday was when it was on the news last month informing us that it was the discount shopping day after thanks giving and before Christmas. I was then to learn that in Wales-this is something entirely different in that it is the last Friday before Christmas when everyone goes out drinking-either way no matter which interpretation yo ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Mount Maunganui

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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