The city viewed from a nearby volcano

Auckland

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January 16th 2006
Our final stop in New Zealand, staying in Sara's old hang-out of Ponsonby Road about 20 mins walk from the centre of Auckland. We mostly just took it easy here. We managed to buy Sara some new shoes that should hopefully be a bit tougher than her last ones. We went to "Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World" to pass a rainy day but it was very rubbish and contains the world's most rubbish fake snow mobi ... 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