Maori night

North Island

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March 27th 2007
Since my last entry, and sadly leaving Queenstown and our great group, I travelled back up the South Island and boarded a ferry from Picton to Wellington in the North Island. Luckily me and Kirsty were still together, the only 2 remaining members of our group, who we miss soooo much. Wellington was a nice enough city, went for a nice walk and found Mac's Brewery where we had a few beers. We had ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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... ... read more