Peter Hill Explains

New Zealand 1


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Well alot of this is news to me. We find that if you add Potatoes, Musket and Mauris you get all out Musket wars and a request for British control. 1788 -1840 New Zealand was part of New South Wales but got going seriously with a private company and the prospect of it being French. Can you imagine a Kiwi French Acsent it must be possible, and perhaps it would be ultra cute. The Kiwi political system gets away with one house of parilament, having abolished the upper house in 1950, but it is a real Frankestien affair with everyone casting two votes. My head hurts just reading about it, but it might be better if you were across the ditch. MP4 recording     MP3 recording -- -- Your browser does not support the audio element.
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Peter Hill ExplainsBy Peter Hill