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Hobson's Beach

Waitangi Treaty Grounds
Bay Of Islands - March 2005

April 9th 2005
This was my first trip to the far north of New Zealand - I had been wanting to head up that way for a long time, so when the opportunity came to travel up with the Auckland branch members of the Youth Hostels Association over the Easter long weekend 2005, I didn't hesitate. ... read more
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New Zealand Flag 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
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