Christmas presents under the Christmas tree!

Christmas in the sun!

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January 22nd 2009
I know it's been a long time but better late than never hey?! This blog pretty much covers from Christmas to now, others we will update very soon! We found ourselves a really nice place to camp on Christmas eve, right next to the beach, and when we woke up on Christmas morning, the sun was shining - what more could we have asked for?! We had breakfast of pancakes and fruit on the beach an ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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