Matai bay

New Zealand: North Island by car

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April 14th 2008
Going to have to make this brief because I'm miles/kilometres behind on my blogs! I'm in the US of A at the moment, been to Fiji, and this blog is now about things that happened 6 weeks ago! Windy Wellington Tent nearly blew away in the night, Amy and I had to jump out 3 times in the night to peg the thing back down!! Never been to a city so windy! Botanical gardens were pretty, espe ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands » Paihia

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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