Auckland & Coromandel Dec 2nd - Dec 6th 027

Auckland

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December 15th 2008
On arrival in Auckland we weren’t sure really what to expect. We had been told that it wasn’t really a city that we should spend much time in and that we should only stay a couple of days. So we decided to book 4 nights! We arrived in the city well rested after our relaxing time in Fiji and it was a good thing too.. We arrived in the city with directions to the hostel and a plan of how to get ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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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