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New Zealand...Sweet As!

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June 28th 2009
From LA we flew 14 hours overnight to Auckland, North Island New Zealand. It was absolutely freezing (2 degrees) when we arrived at 6.30am in our flip flops and light jumpers!! Straight into the city centre we went to stock up on warm socks, jumpers, hats and gloves!! We spent 2 nights in Auckland, checking out the sights and the busy nightlife, before joining the Kiwi Experience bus for our New Z ... 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