A veiw from the Coromandel Peninsula

Soaking away the Dengies....

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June 16th 2007
Northern NZ Well, the good news is I am still alive. The bad news is that because I was sick in Auckland for so long, I can't do as much as I want in other places in New Zealand. And the truth is I feel like I could get lost here for a very long time. The land is so enchanting that it's no wonder that The Lord of the Rings was filmed here. And even though it is wi ... read more

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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