Auckland Sky Tower

The Zorbulator is Caput

---

November 30th 2007
Here I am sat in Auckland having spent the last week or so on the North Island, Wellington, Taupo, Rotorua and now Auckland. It's all been a bit of a rush, so here goes: Got the interislander ferry from Picton to Wellington last Tuesday. Very uneventful. Only had a couple of days in Wellington so went to have a look in the National Museum, which was pretty good, and generally had a mooch around ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

---

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