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Pottering in the Garden

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April 6th 2016
Did another three hours driving north today and passed through Hamilton. To stretch our legs we went to the park gardens which has won international awards. It was excellent, a host of interconnected gardens from different periods and countries. Ed and Hat took turns choosing which door to go through next. Ed, favourites were the Tropical and the Chinese gardens. Cas the Japanese and Italian. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Hamilton

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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