Auckland

Embarking on trip 3

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January 26th 2010
I arrived in Auckland this morning after a lot of travel time. All-in-all, the trip over took just over a day (before the 18 hour time change), with a ride to the Philadelphia airport, a flight to Los Angeles, a flight to Fiji and my final flight to Auckland. Fortunately, I was well aware of the schedule and how time consuming the trip down under can be so it was actually better than expected. ... 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