No trip to NZ is complete without a trip to a rugby game

Snowflakes in July - New Zealand

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September 15th 2006
Snowflakes in July - New Zealand I think I spent too many summers enjoying the beaches of California, outdoor BBQs and sunshine in July…I’ve been programmed from childhood that the months of June, July and August signify summertime! So it was an adjustment to live in the Southern Hemisphere where you travel to the ski fields and see snowmen being built in July! Despite the reverse season, w ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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