firth of thames

day 89

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January 20th 2010
rose this morning to another cracker, decided to crack on and try to stop nearer to aukland in prep for the long flight so we drove north towards aukland and then chucked a right to kaiaua which is on the sea overlookingg the corondel peninsula it was a absolutely stunning place but we couldnt get anywhere to stay we drove through wherekawa,matinghari,orere point and then on to whatakeri and then ... 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