mnt maunganui

day 78

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January 5th 2010
left auckland and made our way down the east coastish, we are crossing into south island from wellington and are just making our way down, the weather was shit to start with but we drove across the hills coming out on the coast and we ended up staying in a little place called mount maunganui, a lovely little place by the sea, we had a 2 hour walk round the mount to see if we are ready for machu p ... 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