Kaka

We're still here.

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August 13th 2008
Hello again! Traveling hasn't left us any time for using the internet these past few days. We'll try to catch up here. The day after we visited Tiritiri Matangi we rented a car (a Nissan Sunny) and drove south to Waitomo for a cave-themed day. We did the very touristy walk-through tour of the Waitomo Caves complete with a Disneyesque boat ride at the end into a pitch black cave with glow wor ... read more

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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