New Zealand Coastline
We saw mile after mile of this beautiful deserted coastline, with the sea on one side and on the other side rolling hills of scrub growth with occasional clumps of trees. Our guide said urban locals came out on weekends with their picnic baskets and blankets to enjoy the surf and sun. We were there in midwinter, which is midsummer in the Land Down Under.
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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 yea... [read more]
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 yea... [read more] Blog: New Zealand
Date: February 24th 2006
After several days at sea our ship docked at Wellington in New Zealand, in the Land Down Under. When the Polynesian Maoris from the South Pacific discovered New Zealand they called it “Antearoa,” or the Land of the Long White Cloud. The name may have come from the heavy clouds that gathered around mountain peaks and spread for many miles along the horizon. This was one of the signs the Maor ... read more
Date: February 24th 2006
After several days at sea our ship docked at Wellington in New Zealand, in the Land Down Under. When the Polynesian Maoris from the South Pacific discovered New Zealand they called it “Antearoa,” or the Land of the Long White Cloud. The name may have come from the heavy clouds that gathered around mountain peaks and spread for many miles along the horizon. This was one of the signs the Maor ... read more
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Mary and I are taking a world cruise and would like to learn more about the places we will visit as well as inform our friends and family of our travels....... full info
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