Tongariro Crossing

Jinx catch up

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February 10th 2009
Hey everyone its Jinx here to update you with what we have been doing. So below I have copied my diary and pasted it in. Now i have made it a little more readable for you all and added a little more detail in for you all, so here goes. Day 6 - Saturday 7th Feb We got up and was out of the hostel for 10am and went to the information centre to get some more post cards, we then drove to Taupo ( ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region

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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