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The Maori Evening

Doing the Haka
The North Island

June 5th 2007
Our time in the north island began in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. It wasn't a city which grabbed out attention but we used it as an opportunity to plan Fiji - our next stop after here. Heading from Wellington to Tongariro National Park we went via Palmerston North to seek out the local information centre so we could plan our next couple of days. Tongariro National Park is an area m ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

New Zealand Flag 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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