Us on the yacht

Our friends in the north...

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January 18th 2007
We had a fantastic welcome to New Zealand from the O'Neill family, our friends from England who emigrated to New Zealand a few years ago. Kim and her youngest son Harry picked us up from Wellington airport and took us straight to Chocolate Fish, a beach cafe which is a Wellington institution, for hot chocolate...and chocolate fish, overlooking the sea. Joanna then proceeded to get sunburnt in abou ... read more

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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