Hicks Bay

East Cape

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February 12th 2009
The East Cape We drove around most of the East Cape all in one day. It took about five hours of actual driving. We stopped off quite a few times to look at the views which were wonderful. It's a very wild and rugged part of New Zealand with the beaches littered with driftwood - tons of the stuff. We had planned to camp at Hicks Bay, but although the beach was quite nice, there wasn't much there ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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