Look into my eyes.....

North Island so far

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April 26th 2007
Well before I start going on about NZ I have to add our last experience in Australia- A tsunami warning heading to the North East coast of Australia- we were in Cairns!. The hostel made us pack up important things and watch the TV news waiting for a signal to get to higher ground (the multistory shopping complex car park!). The owner went around banging on peoples doors to wake them up (it was in ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Waitomo Caves

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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