Whitewater Rafting

Traveling the North Island

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February 2nd 2006
So I am still in Auckland and have just been trying to get acclimated to the city by exploring. Kristin arrived Saturday and we have been having an awesome time together. We spent most of Saturday at the Harbour festival which is in downtown Auckland. There were all sorts of boats that had sailed into the Harbour which you were able to tour and different festival activities going on there. Sun ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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