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Touched Down in New Zealand

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December 5th 2008
YEEEEHAAAAA!!!! (03-05 Dec 2008) You look forward to something all year and then you wake up and that day is today! Tuesday I had a hairy moment before boarding, I left my passport & tickets on the bench where I was sitting when I was talking on the phone. Luckily it was still there when I returned! I boarded the plane around 13:00 & was so calm throughout the whole affair. The food on ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Central

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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