Emerald lakes, Tongariro

So, what do you think of New Zealand?

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January 5th 2009
That's the question often asked by the locals to overseas visitors. So what did we think of the country? Well, at first, it all felt a bit too easy after South America and during the bus journey from Auckland airport to the city centre (or CBD how they like to call it) we kept thinking we had just arrived back in the UK... even the weather felt similar with drizzle and wind! We met up with a coupl ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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