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Background: The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year, the British began the first organized colonial settlement. A series of land wars between 1843 and 1872 ended with the defeat of the native peoples. The British colony of New Zealand became an independent dominion in 1907 and supported the UK militarily in both World Wars. New Zealand's full participation in a number of defense alliances lapsed by the 1980s. In recent years, the government has sought to address longstanding Maori grievances.



Links: Northland Travel Blogs (175) | Northland Travel Photos | Map of Northland | New Zealand Travel Forum | New Zealand Facts | Map of New Zealand

Areas in Northland: Ahipara | Cape Reinga | Kohukohu | Omapere | Opua | Paihia | Pukenui

The meeting of the waters.
69 days ago: takahe published a blog
The meeting of the waters.
July 30th 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Northland » Cape Reinga
I'm not usually big on bus tours (I like to travel on my own schedule - not someone else's!), but this is one place where you should ditch the rented Toyota. The Aupouri peninsula is the narrow nec ... 5 photos [full story]

Ode to Sepia
102 days ago: Agustus Octavius published a blog
Ode to Sepia
June 27th 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Northland » Kohukohu
here are a few pictures I took traveling around New Zealand. At first I couldnt get my camera off Sepia mode, then I realized they turned out nicely. A good feature for bad photogs like myself. Peace ... 13 photos [full story]

To Cliche to call Middle Earth
102 days ago: Agustus Octavius published a blog
To Cliche to call Middle Earth
June 12th 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Northland
400 words seem to be to short, whilst 1300 seems a bit long. So I've decided to keep this in between. After reading through multiple blogs on this website, I've come to realize the diffe ... 21 photos [full story]

Queens Birthday Weekend in Ahipara
126 days ago: robyngary published a blog
Queens Birthday Weekend in Ahipara
June 3rd 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Northland » Ahipara
A Weekend with the Families This weekend has been stage two of the moving out of the flat. Friday morning Gary's family arrived at our place at 7am with the trailer, we all loaded it up and headed ... 5 photos [full story]

The Mighty Cape
128 days ago: KillerBeeandLilC published a blog
The Mighty Cape
May 28th 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Northland » Cape Reinga
We officially made it to the most Northern part of New Zealand when we reached the lighthouse at Cape Reinga. This is the point where the Tasman Sea meets the Pacific Ocean and the waves form a cross ... 19 photos [full story]

To the North We Go
128 days ago: KillerBeeandLilC published a blog
To the North We Go
May 26th 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Northland
Just in time to be behind again, we are catching up on our blog! With about two weeks remaining until we depart New Zealand, we embarked on a journey North of Auckland to the farthest North tip. ... 13 photos [full story]

Easter Adventure
157 days ago: Helen in NZ published a blog
Easter Adventure
May 3rd 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Northland
We were lucky enough to have a 5 day break from school over Easter so we made the most of it and headed off North of Auckland to explore the top end of the North Island. ... 12 photos [full story]

Epilogue-or how are we coping now ?
160 days ago: Rosco p published a blog
Epilogue-or how are we coping now ?
April 29th 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Northland » Cape Reinga
After having been home for a couple of weeks, how could we just settle back into how we were before we went on this great adventure, many of the adventurers have come back with a different perspective ... 14 photos [full story]

That
165 days ago: Helen and Mark published a blog
That's not 90 miles!
April 2nd 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Northland
2/4 - After picking up a campervan we headed up towards Goat Island Marine Reserve, stopping off along the way at sights of interest. Goat Island MR was the first marine reserve in NZ and was set up i ... 14 photos [full story]

Glennon
169 days ago: et published a blog
Glennon's challenge!
April 20th 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Northland » Omapere
On our way down to , we decided to take the long way around and drove down the west coast, revisiting the small towns of region and paying our respects to the 2000-year kauri tree "Tane Mahuta" in th ... 2 photos [full story]


Northland Blog Entries

One of the St Francis Farm dwellings
Cape Reinga Beach
Driving trough the river bed
Barefoot in the...sand
Creek passing through Te Paki Dunes
A hand made flower
Maori Meeting House
A baby they say!
Hec in Kauiri Staircase
Us and the lighthouse
Kerikeri
Goat Bay beach
Petrels
Island Beach
A Rainbow Over The Bay
Bay Of Islands

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