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Location Date New Zealand 
1333234800 Victoria 1332288000 Queensland 1331856000 Northern Territory 1331424000 New South Wales 1330905600 -
Location Date Auckland 1333234800 Waitomo Caves 1333062000 Rotorua 1332975600 Havelock North
1332889200 Napier 1332802800 Wellington 1332633600 Marahau 1332460800 -
Location Date Wed, 28 March 2012 1332917636 Mon, 26 March 2012
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Well, after a difficult nights' sleep feeling like death warmed up, feel a bit better today as I set out on a road trip with Craig - roughly a four hour drive to my next stop - a men's retreat near Napier which is a town with lots of beautiful art deco apparently - rebuilt following a severe earthquake in the 1930's. After a road trip kindly supplied by a local kiwi, I have arrived at this lovely retreat to find I am the only one staying! Three days of R and R will do me the world of good I'm sure......
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Roger A 'men's retreat'? What kind of tree-hugging hippy BS is this?!?!
ryanedwards Hehe, did you notice the interestingly shared hedges? It's lovely if lonely lol
Roger Hell's bells, how did I miss THOSE?!?! BTW, have you seen any kiwi birds yet? TRIVIA CORNER: There is a slightly odd connection between where you are and Trafalgar Square, in that Havelock is named after Major General Sir Henry Havelock who helped crush the Indian Mutiny in 1857 and in honour of whom a statue stands on one of the four plinths around Nelson's Column. There should be a Lucknow Street in Havelock - it's named after the besieged Indian town Havelock's forces relieved in 1857.
ryanedwards Erm but what's the connection between the Major's activities in India with New Zealand?
Roger Apparently it was the habit of the people in that region to name new towns after prominent figures in British India at the time. I have no idea why...