Aukland

New Zealand - North Island

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May 11th 2009
The weather in New Zealand is similar to that in Scotland - cold and wet! You would think we'd be used to that, but after 13 weeks in the sunshine it came as quite a shock. Nevermind, a shopping trip, a few fleeces later and we are warm again. Our first couple of days were spent in Auckland which we quite liked; it has a very nice waterfront area. We even had our first taste of some of the ins ... 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