Auckland's CBD

Flying like a brick

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January 6th 2010
The City of Sails (or should that be Sales?) I now see why this is called a coach tour. It’s day 9 of my travels, and day 3 of the Kirra tour, and we have to drive from Paihia (north of Auckland) to Rotorua (south east of Auckland), and it will take most of the day. Don’t get me wrong - it is only 500km in total, and Peter will give us a 3 hour break in Auckland, so the trip will be cut up i ... 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