Birthday Cake

Back in Auckland

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January 20th 2007
19th January: We arrived back in Auckland late evening on the 19th to be greeted by a beutiful bouquet of flowers (sent by my gorgeous boyfriend). This was such a nice surprise, i just wished i could have taken them with me on my travels. 20th January: We went to some friends house for a BBQ for my birthday. This was a really nice evening as me and Kara got to meet some more Kiwi's (who are ... 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