Paihia

The Land of the Long White Cloud 1

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October 29th 2014
Evening all/ Kia Ora ( mouri for hello/welcome) So its back on the road for me now and to get myself used to long road journeys a week ago I went wine tasting in hunter valley whilst still in Sydney. The minibus took us to around 5 different wineries each of who giving a little taster of the various wines they have. Drinking so early in the morning had left me a little rosie cheeked by lunchtim ... 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