with Kathryn at Mt Eden

Auckland and the Northlands

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October 28th 2008
I flew in Auckland on the 28th of October from Sydney, and my friend Rodney, who I meet in London a few years ago, came to pick me up and went straight back to his house to catch up, have a drink (some wine of course) and a nice steak on the barbie. Next day my friend Kathryn came to pick me up as the day after we were going to start our road trip up north. Before getting to the house we drove u ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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