One of the many islands in the harbour

Auckland discovered

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April 20th 2006
One Tree Hill and Waiheke Island Ok. I've put together a few photos here from around Auckland and my day at Waiheke Island. The next blog will talk more about that as I'm plugging for a "homepage" slot on www.travelblog.org, so I'll keep that fairly civilised. Here, I'm gonna let the photos do the talking. They're talking pretty loud, and I think you here them... Enjoy. No charge. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Waiheke Island

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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