Rotorua

The End of Mullet Girl and Lego Man

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February 15th 2008
With only two flights having landed at Queenstown on our day of departure from the South Island (due to the very strong winds which made one of those planes face the wrong way only seconds before landing) we were quite lucky to make it to the North Island. We picked up our second 'El Cheapo' car and wobbled north to the Bay of Islands, booking a dolphin swim for the next day. We had hoped that ... 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