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Extreme Week!

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February 2nd 2010
Hello all! This week we decided it was time to get really adventurous! We began by leaving Auckland and heading South (after eventually getting a rental car during a busy long weekend) towards a surfing town called Raglan. We spent the afternoon in Raglan, just taking in the sights, but there was nowhere availible to stay unfortunately ... so we headed further south towards Waitomo. Waitomo ... 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