Surfs Up in Raglan Photo 3

Surfs Up in Raglan

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December 29th 2008
Spent the day with the Raglan Surfing School doing a private surf lesson. The waves were great and the instruction really boosted my confidence in the water. Raglan was beautiful black sand beaches that went on for miles. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Raglan

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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