Maori War Boat

Imagine seeing that coming at you with a load of meaty Maori's ready for blood!

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Auckland and the beginning of the North Island

February 6th 2008
I arrived in Auckland on the 3rd February. I left Bangkok at 17.25 on the 2nd February and arrived 9 hours later at 6:25am in Sydney to change planes. It's reasonable to say I didn't sleep much and by the time I arrived in Auckland I was seriously battered! After the painfully slow baggage checks (New Zealand has one of the strictest airports in the world!), I finally got through to the exit of ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Parnell

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

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