Ken and Macca

The Big Birthday Bash

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October 1st 2016
Geo: -45.2517, 169.389Despite all the fantastic things we have seen and done over the last month, it is really hard to beat a gathering of the clan in beautiful Central Otago. Big brother Earl turned 70 (he is much much older than me obviously) and we had all his siblings bar one (she is tripping around France - itchy feet must be a family trait), all his descendants, a couple of cousins, an unc ... 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