Coastline around Raglan

On the bus to Raglan

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September 20th 2009
Up early again and back on the bus. We stopped in Hamilton (where I went to the rugby game) to drop a couple of people off and to get some groceries. On our way to Raglan we stopped at the 55 meter waterfall called Bridal Veil falls. Really nice falls. A girl I met on the bus named Meike (pronounced My - kay) and I decided that we were going to stay in Raglan for a few nights so we got a room ... read more

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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