Christmas in Paihia Photo 2

Christmas in Paihia

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December 25th 2008
After disembarking our 12-day cruise, we headed north from Auckland to visit the Bay of Islands area. We settled in to Paihia late afternoon on Christmas Eve and had a nice time exploring the town. Our accommodations at the Anchorage Motel were top notch and the staff was super helpful arranging dinner bookings for us. We spent Christmas day out on the water doing a catamaran sailing adventure ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands » Paihia

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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