Art Deco - Napier

North Island in a Nutshell

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January 27th 2008
I am writing these last couple of entries at home in Swansea. I've also revisited the Fox Glacier entry and added the photos to it. I shall now try and summarise our North Island itinerary! Wellington There was a marked difference in the weather on the two sides of the Cook Strait. We had left behind clear blue skies and entered grey Wellignton. After a quick check-in and freshen up ... 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