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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]
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] Blog: Aotearoa in Tarawera
Date: February 25th 2010
Auckland - Rotorua - Napier - Wellington xing - Westport - Franz Josef Glacier - Kaikoura - Xing back to north island - Wanganui - Waitomo Gloworms - Otorohanga - Hobbiton - Tauranga - Auckland. The end of Oz saw the beginning of ‘The Land of the Long White Cloud’ [English translation of Aotearoa, and the Mauri name for NZ - Yeah, get me knowing stuff!] And we picked up our 2nd campe ... read more
Date: February 25th 2010
Auckland - Rotorua - Napier - Wellington xing - Westport - Franz Josef Glacier - Kaikoura - Xing back to north island - Wanganui - Waitomo Gloworms - Otorohanga - Hobbiton - Tauranga - Auckland. The end of Oz saw the beginning of ‘The Land of the Long White Cloud’ [English translation of Aotearoa, and the Mauri name for NZ - Yeah, get me knowing stuff!] And we picked up our 2nd campe ... read more
