Crater of Mount Eden

Phase 2- New Zealand, Aukland

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July 29th 2009
11th May 2009 Somewhere along our 13 hour flight to New Zealand we lost this day so it never existed! 12th May 2009 After such a long flight mixed with jet lag, all we wanted was to go straight to bed. This was not to be. We waited around the airport for the shuttle bus to start running for an hour. When we finally arrived at the hostel we were greeted by a narcky cow. Aft ... 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