Another Big One

At 328 metres Auckland's Sky Tower is the tallest tower in the Southern Hemisphere

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Lat Stop for NZ - To the Big Smoke of Auckland

May 29th 2007
We spent three nights in Auckland before flying on to Fiji, and back to warmer weather. Having said that, since driving North it had become increasingly warmer, and I would even describe Auckland's weather as mild, even though the 1st of June is their first official day of winter. We found a place to stay, right bang in the middle of town. This was handy to reach everywhere we needed, so ther ... 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

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