Auckland & Coromandel Dec 2nd - Dec 6th 284

The Coromandel Drive

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December 17th 2008
So we set off from Auckland in our lovely Ford Focus and made our way down towards Thames to begin our journey around the Coromandel peninsula. We were not prepared at all for how beautiful it was. Gareth began the drive so we could get out of Auckland without side swiping any cars - I haven't driven in ages after all! But I took over just after Thames and just my luck it was when the winding ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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