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Coromandel Town

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February 12th 2009
18th - 20th December 2008 Coromandel Town Coromandel Town is a pretty little place. It doesn't take long to walk around at all. I tried to get Rob to eat mussels from their famous smoked mussel shop, but he was having none of it! There are some lovely little colonial houses here - I took some photos - I wouldn't mind having a house in this style, they are so pretty. We spen ... read more

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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