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Queen Victoria

May 21, 2018 pdg

Godson to the Queen

The fascinating and little-known tale of how Queen Victoria came to have a Māori godson.

About Ramblings

Kia ora and welcome to Ramblings, a fairly random collection of travel stories, photos and reportage from New Zealand and around the world by Peter de Graaf. I’m a reporter and occasional travel writer based in Kerikeri, a small town in New Zealand’s Far North. Read more...

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The organisers of an exhibition by acclaimed Dutch-New Zealand photographer Ans Westra are hoping visitors will recognise people in her images.

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WEIRD TRAVEL

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Hīkoi mō te Tiriti: A new generation rises up

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A photo essay capturing the start of one of New Zealand’s biggest-ever protests, the nine-day Hīkoi mō te Tiriti (‘March for the Treaty’).

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Middle East Photos

Jordan in pictures

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Egypt in pictures

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