Rose festival in Parnell

Employed in Auckland

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November 7th 2009
Yay! I am now gainfully employed and a member of the working world! Again. It's a duty manager job in a hostel, which should be interesting, but the best thing about it might be that I get my own double room! No more dorms! At least for a few months anyway. Auckland is nice. It has a really bad rep, but I think that's just because the center is ugly and grey and blaaah. The posh suburb my host ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Mount Eden

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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