Bay of Islands

New continent, but who stole the sunshine??

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March 14th 2006
Hey everyone. Its been a little while since i last wrote, but surprisingly have found it more of a challange to find internet places in new zealand in some of the little towns we've stayed in. In south america they seemed to be on every street corner. We left Rio just under 2 weeks ago and had a bit of a journey to get through. However it went surprisingly quick and arrived in Auckland safe and ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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