Bay of Islands - Hole in the Rock

Camping in New Zealand

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December 11th 2005
We have been in New Zealand for a week and a half now. We have camped in our tent every night - there are a lot of camp sites and they all seem to have good facilities like kitchens etc. We have stayed one to two nights in each place. Northland - went to the bay of island on a boat trip. Also went to 90-mile beach (which is actually about 60 miles long). Auckland - looked around town, went ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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