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Keri Keri

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December 23rd 2007
On our way up to Whangaroa (remember its a f not a w) we stopped at Keri keri which is on an inlet of the Bay of Islands, as it is a place with a history of Maoris, missions and whaling. It turned out to be a thriving little town, and we went down to the "historic basin" to see what we could see. There is the old Stone Store, one of the few stone buildings in NZ, which over the years had many uses ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Whangaroa

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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