pictures edition March 9th 2007 We are sending this Pictures edition to go with an earlier written entry. We are still trying to figure out the blog process. Bear with us! ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel » Whitianga 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