new growth

Day 4

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November 8th 2008
Once again we were heading North today. Leaving Dargaville early heading up the twin coast highway. We Stopped at Wairere Boulders Nature park around lunch to take a walk and a few pictures. The boulders have been eaten away in spots by the acid that runs off the trees and itmakes them look like they have been in a river for along time. Not really that interesting because I see stuff like that at ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North 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