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Hello, 2016!

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January 6th 2016
I was back in NZ just in time for NYE. On the 30th, Oli and I drove 3 hours South East of Auckland, to a beach side town called Mt. Maunganui, to spend the new year's weekend with our friends, who were house sitting on a farm. Our friends, Scott and Dani, are so amazing and I was very happy to be spending NYE (and my birthday!) with them. On the 31st, Oli and I spent the morning at this beautiful ... 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