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Preparations

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March 15th 2014
2 years of planning ....... Not long to go now .... Counting down the weeks. We leave for our 18week holiday to Europe on May 23rd. Flights all booked ..... Most accommodation booked ...... excitement & trepidation increasing. Passports are in the process of being renewed. Am thinking of what clothes to take. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Region » Nelson

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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