Rotorua Hot Springs

North Island, New Zealand

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May 13th 2008
I arrived in Auckland at a stupidly early hour and was not in the best of moods having realised that I had left my MP3 on the plane. Very irritating as I had just put all my music on it, but hey these things happen, and at least it was not anything too important! I got myself to a hostel and then decided to look around Auckland, but to be honest it wasnt that great, so it was a good thing Claud ... 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