Handsome Mr Tui

This is the bird that brought tears to my eyes when I heard his morning song

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October 19th 2008
NEW ZEALAND 11-09-08 We flew into Auckland with our friends Jason & Maria whom we’d met again at the departures lounge in Tonga. They had flown to the Northern Island and had been Kayaking with the Hump-Back Whales while I near death. They had some really nice photos, this was the final kick in the nuts from Tonga. We said our goodbyes at the airport and caught our bus heading to Parnell via ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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