Today, New Zealanders celebrated Waitangi Day in many places but the main events were held at the Treaty grounds in Waitangi. This is in Northland, about 3 hours drive north of Auckland. The day before, on Tuesday 5th February, leaders held a meeting

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Today is Waitangi Day, a day when we remember the Treaty that was signed on Feb 6th 1840, between the Queen of England and the Maori chiefs of New Zealand. In the Treaty, Queen Victoria agreed to protect the Maori and give them the same rights as Bri

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Today is Waitangi Day. It is 170 years since the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. This was a treaty between Queen Victoria of England and Maori chiefs in New Zealand. The Queen promised to give Maori all the rights of British citizens and to protec

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Midnight tonight is the deadline for all Treaty of Waitangi claims. Last year, there were 97 claims but more than 1,000 claims are likely by midnight tonight. This is the last time that anyone can make an historic claim although it will take many yea

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NEW YORK, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced the first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be tried in a civilian court to life in prison for his role in the 1998 embassy bombings in Africa. The 36-year-old Ahmed Ghailani was convicted(定

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【歌曲欣赏】 法国新世代当红女歌手Alizee艾莉婕是一位蕴藏着艺术与歌唱潜能的女孩,自幼即对舞蹈、歌唱及演戏相当热爱。 [00:10.47]Alizee [00:28.73]Mylene Farmer [00:31.22]Laurent Boutonnat [00:35.65]Aliz

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