He almost met Captain Cook
As Captain Cook rounded the top of the North Island in December 1769, the French explorer Jean François Marie de Surville was as little as 40 km to the south-west, just missing what would have been a historic meeting.
In 1772 Marc Joseph Marion du Fresne spent more than two months in the Bay of Islands.
British naval officer George Vancouver spent three weeks in Dusky Sound in November 1791.
In February 1793 the Italian explorer Alessandro Malaspina also called in to Dusky Sound.
A quarter of a century later, the German Fabian von Bellingshausen and his Russian expedition visited Tōtaranui/Queen Charlotte Sound for a week.
In 1824 the French explorer Louis Isidore Duperrey arrived with second-in-command Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville.
Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
🎁 Holiday Gift Chat!
Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?
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79.4% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
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20.6% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
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Festive Farmers' Market Christmas Market
SharpAs Tool Tips
I’ll be at today’s Marlborough Farmers' Market from 3–6pm — a great last chance to get your knives sharpened before a busy Christmas Day.
If you have knives, tools, or other items that need sharpening, come along to the special Farmers’ Market today.
Please note: aside from the statutory days, I’ll still be open.
Cheers,
Ron
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