Coming in to Auckland

Auckland

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February 6th 2008
Auckland Our arrival in Auckland was quite impressive as we sailed right into the downtown harbor and docked within two blocks of the main street. The four of us needed hair cuts, so we headed for a shopping mall looking for beauty and barber shops. Luckily, we found both close by. Brigid and I found a small shop owned by a smiling South Korean woman who has been in Auckland for six years an ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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