Aukland

Aukland

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November 21st 2008
30th October 2008 Aukland Had bit of a nightmare journey to Aukland. My original morning flight from Hamilton Island to Brisbane had been cancelled before I left England and Qantas had rerouted me from Hamilton to Cairns to Brisbane to connect with my Aukland flight. This would have been fine and it wasn't too harsh to be flying backwardds and forwards over the Barrier Reef. Unfortunately ... 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