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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.

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By scotty beam me up
June 9th 2009

yeah terug in Nieuw Zeeland Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

enya op beach Hahei

hey bloggertjes een update van de reizigers. wij zijn veilig en wel aangekomen in nieuw zeeland. we zijn onze apollo gaan halen en we zijn vertrokken, we zijn wel blij dat we in een camper zitten want het word hier echt wel koud.. we zijn hier in de hot pools geweest echt zalig , ik wil ook hot pools in de buurt :D we hebben ook een wandeling gedaan naar de cathedral cove geweest, het was echt mooi hier uitzicht op zee ... we zijn ook gestopt in Matamata , hier is hobbitton van lord of the rings. we zijn in [View Full Entry]

By janstad
June 9th 2009

Franz josef glacier town Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Franz Josef

Of again to the next town. This time franz josef and the glacier that is located there. The bus made some small stops on touristy places. We stopped by the coast and walked on the hills next to the thundering water 50 meters below us.pretty cool. Fedde and his girl walked and made jokes as usual. A spoke some to markus. An other Swedish dude on the same bus. Got some pretty cool pics. And thy are now up on facebook so take a look there. After am other small bus ride we got out to see the pancake stones. Stones [View Full Entry]

By Searlo
June 9th 2009

Two More Days!! Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

One Tree Hill

Alrighty, so I'm leaving my halfway house - halfway down Dominion Rd and heading on the big OE. It's now time to get the blog site sorted so people can track my adventures. I'm leaving on the 11th, have almost finished packing my bags. Not that the bag I'm travelling with has much in it, it's more the bags I sending to London, donating to Charity & throwing in the garbage that seem to take up most of my time. Anyhow, I'm not travelling yet so motivation to talk about the travels is pretty low. [View Full Entry]

By cleanpairofeyes
June 9th 2009

Back On The Road Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Dunedin

Dunedin's Train Station

I left Stewart Island. After 9 days I finally went to the post office/flight centre and bought a stand by flight (no way I was getting on that boat back to the mainland). There was no room on the midday flight so I had to take the 4:30 flight. We were put into a van and driven out of the town and up a big hill to a little lonely patch of tarmac. The plane was a Cesna 8 passenger plane with two propellers (thats the best aviation lingo that I have). I sat beside the pilot and we chatted the [View Full Entry]

By Danielle in Dunedin
June 9th 2009

Wellington and Matamata Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

Finally something decently interesting to report: I took a quick trip with a friend up to the North Island, against my better judgment and money concerns. I had to return today because I have an exam tomorrow, but we spent a day in Wellington and a day in Matamata in order to visit the location of the Hobbiton/Shire film set from The Lord of the Rings. However, it took us four days to do all of this due to airplanes and especially due to buses. In Wellington we ate lunch at Fidel's, which was apparently a favorite place of the LotR [View Full Entry]

By babyape
June 8th 2009

Wanaka - An unxepected treat Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Wanaka

On the way to Wanaka

So, next stop Wanaka, with a few detours on the way. So glad i took the Magic Bus now, if you did it alone, you'd miss out on so much. The drivers have so much local knowledge and explain stuff during the journey about the history of places, and stop off to let you wander around. The big stop this morning was Lake Mattheson, one of the most photographed sites on the South Island. Beautiful place, we had an hour to walk around it and get the essential pics. We carried on into Wanaka, not a lot of people got off [View Full Entry]

By sfleming
June 8th 2009

Taupo Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

08/06/09 Monday Day 297 Freefalling Just after checking in to our hostel, Tiki Lodge, we enquired about doing a skydive. Taupo is apparently the cheapest place in the world they say to do a jump. We had already picked out the company and to our luck, 3 people in our hostel were getting collected so we were able to hop in with them. So no time to think or get nervous…..or so we thought. There’s loads of different options for the jump, 12000 feet, 15000 feet, video taped with either a handicam by your jump buddy or another skydiver with a [View Full Entry]

By MitchAndJackie
June 8th 2009

June 8th, Night Trip To Lookout Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Palmerston North

Us at the Lookout
This was us at Feilding's lookout during our night trek.

June 8th 2009 Jackie: Long day at school today. Lisa will be out of the classroom Monday, Wednesday, and Friday this week, so today we had a substitute. Whenever someone else is in charge of a class, the students are always a little rowdy. The sub was much more strict with noise, sitting properly, and classroom procedures than Lisa is (I suppose when you are a sub, you have to be a bit more strict because of the students). My reading lesson with my top group is going really well. I hope to have them through the stories by Wednesday and [View Full Entry]

By just popping out
June 7th 2009

NZ North Island and the Lady of the Ring Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Parnell

Just,,, Stunning
Views across the Coromandel Coastline

Hi Everyone, Hope you're all well and enjoying the warm weather back home. Last time we wrote we left you in the middle of the Cook Strait heading to the North Island of New Zealand. On arriving in Wellington we were met by the warm waves and smiles of Jon and his wife Bridget. (Jon being Kev's dad's cousin, or Kev's 2nd Cousin we later determind.) So nice to be met on arrival in a new place and not work out how to get somewhere. We spent 4 nights with them enjoying great hospitality and being shown around the sights and [View Full Entry]

By Tristo
June 7th 2009

A North and South Island That are New Zealand Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

A North and A South Island That Make New Zealand To all who wish to read on, Greetings! Thank you for checking out my blog. I have been lacking on writing blogs of my adventures, and over the last month neglected writing anything about my experience in New Zealand. So, I have given myself 45 minutes to write all I can about my experience there. It’s mostly going to be a summary of events and things I saw or encountered. If you dare to read on, it will be lengthy. My next ones will be shorter as I am going to [View Full Entry]

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