Glass Floor

New Zealand - Arriving in Auckland

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November 19th 2009
Hi all, Sorry it has taken so long for me to upload the first updates we seem to have been so busy seeing everything, but i will try and get our first 10 days up here in a mammoth session in the internet cafe! So we eventually arrived in Auckland at 8am in the morning after a 26 hour flight from the UK where Tom and I were squished against the window of the plane by a girl who proceeded to slee ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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