Cape Reinga
The lighthouse at the northern-most point of New Zealand, where the Tasman Sea meets the South Pacific Ocean.
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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]
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] Blog: Top of the Bottom
Date: April 20th 2009
Drawing card to Northland, perhaps the oldest and largest standing Kauri tree in New Zealand, even worthy of its own name, Tane Mahuta. Perhaps the romance associated with visiting the northern-most point of the country. Or maybe the thought of putting off autumn for just a little bit longer by climbing up to the warmest latitude New Zealand has to offer. Well, the top of New Zealand didn't ... read more
Date: April 20th 2009
Drawing card to Northland, perhaps the oldest and largest standing Kauri tree in New Zealand, even worthy of its own name, Tane Mahuta. Perhaps the romance associated with visiting the northern-most point of the country. Or maybe the thought of putting off autumn for just a little bit longer by climbing up to the warmest latitude New Zealand has to offer. Well, the top of New Zealand didn't ... read more
