Discover the intriguing hidden history of New Zealand expressed in rhyming prose with a double dose of classic Kiwi humour. History records enough evidence of what this country looked like in the early 1800s -- and it wasn't pretty. Debauchery, disease, deception, death and killing were the inevitable results of a lawless society seen everywhere. It was only a matter of time until this land was destined to be devoid of crowds of any sort unless some sort of miracle occurred. Fortunately `some sort of miracle' did take place and 'The Jewel in the Sea' tells the story. A miraculous series of events pivotal in the life of a 12-year old girl in the Waikato were the catalyst to help bring about the change the country so desperately needed-the freedom, the zeal, the life and the liberty we all enjoy in this beautiful land called Aotearoa.