New Zealand

Auckland

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March 15th 2008
Spent my birthday March 9th in Auckland. Went for dinner with Ross and Bonnie and Paul and Claire. We met Paul and Claire in Mexico last year and then they visited us in the summer. Also, this year we met for breakfast in Mexico while we were there. They are travelling in NZ for a month or so and then going to Australia. I wouldn't be surprised if we meet up with them somewhere else along the ... 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