Dune Rider on 90 mile Beach

Bay of Islands/Nelson

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November 6th 2008
Took drive up to Paihia, Bay of Islands where we should have been the day Bill decided to visit Auckland A&E. Sunny warm day to arrive in very relaxing town of Paihia. Decided to visit Treaty Grounds not far from town where Maori Chiefs signed Treaty with British to share land 170 years ago. We saw a Maori Cultural show there, (no bare bums this time), and just as we thought show was finished t ... 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