Koriniti Marae

North Island Whanganui River Road

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December 9th 2008
Whanganui River Road and Tongariro NP December 6, 2008 We had so much fun today! We decided we had seen enough of Wellington to satisfy us. I know that many tourists stay a week there and we walked around for only four hours. But, we have such a short time on the North Island that we felt the need to get a move on. There is a town called Wanganui and a river called Whanganui (long st ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wanganui

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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