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Northland & Rotorua New Zealand

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March 17th 2009
After spending over 3 months in the bustling city of Auckland it was finally time to pick up and go again and resume being a travel bum. Working for Wicked was really beneficial as i got a 20% discount for the van hire plus other perks. So about 2 weeks ago, Helen and i set off on our next adventure - 10 days exploring northland New Zealand (the far north part of the north island) above Auckland a ... 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