Maori carving

New Zealand

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April 30th 2009
My four weeks around New Zealand starts in Auckland and a visit to the Skytower with views from 328m. Auckland is New Zealand's largest city with a population of one million people - it should be noted that the entire population for NZ is around 4 million - less than that for London alone! There’s a lot of space! The following day we travel to Hahei where the highlight was taking a scenic coas ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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