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New Zealand - South island

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March 6th 2015
Oh yes, they seem to have very strange seaweed here, Gloria the owner of the lodge said that the tourists from the North Island collect it. I said 'what do they do with it' she said, they stick it in their gardens. Gloria did the same and said it looked awful, so got rid of it. I know what she's on about, blinkin weird stuff if you ask me ! ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Oamaru

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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