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Auckland 23rd-27th feb 2010

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February 27th 2010
The flight to auckland was again another terrible one 11 hours overnight without sleep, constant turbulence and then a 5 hour time difference to add on top. Got through immigration after the vigourous questioning that everybody gets coming entering the country, but luckily im not carrying walking boots or camping gear so i didnt have to unpack my whole bag like some people did. Had my first maori ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Central

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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