Albert Park

Days 6-10

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December 16th 2008
I've decided not to do a blog every day, as when you're here for three months, not every day is going to be interesting, and anyway, can you remember how you used to feel when you went back to school after the holidays and had to write about what you'd done? So here's a summary of the last few days: Friday we were feeling the pace a bit, so we decided to hang around, chill out and do a bit of r ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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