A Kea - The most intelligent of birds. Apparently so as he is waiting outside the bottle shop for it to open

NZ - Ah now you're talking my language!

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August 17th 2007
It was so strange arriving in Auckland after South America. It felt really English, especially as it was raining! Being so similar to home made us feel quite homesick; we expected to see friends and family, but of course you weren't there! We soon perked up, however, when we tucked in to our first fry up for 4 months and the sight of Wagamama, our second home in London, was also rather reassuri ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Mount Eden

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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