Bay of Islands

Kiwi experience :-) Week 1

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March 1st 2010
So...I left Melbourne on 11th Jan and said goodbye to the unnecessarily high temps of 46degC and landed in Auckland close to midnight but then due to them leaving half our luggage in Melbourne for the next flight to bring it took me an exceeding long time to get out of the airport and through what they term bio-security. But waiting on the other side, despite the late hour were Mike and Nicky (rel ... 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