Auckland by night

New Zealand

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February 10th 2007
Kate and I arrived into Auckland in teh early hours of teh 9th of Feb. We took a shuttle bus from teh airport to teh hostel whcih was called base.WE were meeting Zelie there who had flown in from Oz. Yesterday was mostly spent walking around Auckland looking for bits to take on our road trip. We spent the evening at the Skytower we went 220 m up and watche dthe sunset with a bottle of red wine. T ... 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