Auckland Museum

Auckland

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December 17th 2008
Auckland Day 75 December 15, 2008 We had a casual day in Auckland. Our taxi driver drove us up to the top of Mt. Eden to a city overlook. It was a cloudy day, so the “wow factor” wasn’t quite there. It was interesting to see the crater of a volcano right there at the overlook. We walked around the wharf and the central business district and had a nice lunch in a Polynesian café. We s ... read more

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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