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AUCKLAND, CITY OF SAILS- OUR VISIT BETWEEN OCT. 20 AND NOV. 9, 2008

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November 21st 2008
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND Welcome to Aotearoa - land of the long white cloud -New Zealand! We are here! We flew from Manila to Singapore to Auckland and arrived here on October 20th. Immediately we encountered the famous Kiwi hospitality. Grant, who was sitting beside us on the plane, drove us from the airport to our hostel! Fabulous kindness! Thank you Grant! And thank you Betty and Bruno for ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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