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Auckland - The Beginning

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December 7th 2008
After we arrived here, we quickly settled down, found soon a job and an apartment. We were living at queen Street, where the Santa Parade was going on at the first weekend in December. It was really strange, the first Christmastime in summer. 25 Degrees and Santa Parade. But we enjoyed our experience. Just have a look. Also we went to the Piha Beach on the Westcoast of Auckland. Really ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Central

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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