Alison meets a giant kiwi

Happy New Year

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January 13th 2007
And what a year it is going to be! I am still really enjoying life in New Zealand. Work at Ecan is lots of fun and I am learning so much. I went on site visits for 2 days to Kaikoura which is a beautiful area. As well as learning about the area and the consents in that area, I also got to visit the seal colony after we had finished work! You can go out on boats whale watching and you are al ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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