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One Tree Hill

of U2 song fame. Although it is no No Tree Hill after an activist cut it down
Kia Ora, Auckland

March 5th 2006
My first week in New Zealand has been spent very pleasantly hanging out in Auckland and staying with Tim and Ness (thank you guys!) I have been all over the place, taking the ferry to Devonport and wandering round Mt Victoria; hiking up Rangitoto (Auckland's currently sleeping neighbouring volcano); little trip to Takapuna on the North Shore and chilling out on the beach; another little trip to Pi ... read more
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New Zealand Flag 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
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