Old loggin tracks

They use to log kauri in the hills and these are some old rails that they used on the train. I don't know if you can tell but its Steep the whole way down.

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November 18th

November 19th 2008
We did some walks before we left Hahei. There is a really nice water worn rock they call Cathedrel cove about 30 min for our backpackers that we wanted to see before we left. After that it was down to Waihi. Well we took a long deture because Niv (the guy I am traveling with) wanted to see some gold mines or something. Anyways it wasn't on that road so we went all the way back to Thames and then b ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel » Waihi

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

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