Sunrise

Up North

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January 28th 2009
So I got the kiwi bus to Auckland and met up with Nemo from the Lemmings - great to see a friendly familiar face! On Monday I got the bus up to Paihia, which is a beautiful little sea side town, but not as we know it. One evening I celebrated Australia Day on the beach with a camp fire! I walked up to the house where the Treaty of Waitangi, which is where a happy friendly agreement was si ... 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