travel update May 1st 2007 travel update Australasia » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland By crnchyMay 1st 2007Travellin travellin ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland 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