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Our first week

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October 24th 2007
So this is our 7th day in New Zealand but it feels like we've done a lot so far. After seeing about all there was to see in Auckland (for free or cheap), we headed to the Coromandel Penninsula. This included a great drive up the coast with views of the ocean and bays all along the way. We stayed in a dorm-style room in a hostel in Thames and I got my first night of socializing with a variety ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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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