View from Skytower

Auckland and Bay of Islands NZ

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February 20th 2008
Our flight arrived in Auckland at around 1am on sunday morning and there was Shane & Scouser to collect us. We drove from the airport to Shane's house. Next day we got up and went into Auckland and the three lads did the skyjump from the 192 metre high sky tower! I had absolutely NO desire to do it - even walking that high made my stomach roll. After went for a delicious NZ lamb roast dinner ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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