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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: Still on Our Way to Bay of Islands
Date: April 14th 2010
We really have to plan smaller routes now we’re somewhere with windy roads and places of interest more closely packed together - it’s taken us all day driving and photo-taking and we’re still not quite where we ought to be yet! We have promised ourselves that we will restrict ourselves to 2 weeks in the North Island, allowing us 3 weeks in the South as everyone has told us it’s the best, ... read more
Date: April 14th 2010
We really have to plan smaller routes now we’re somewhere with windy roads and places of interest more closely packed together - it’s taken us all day driving and photo-taking and we’re still not quite where we ought to be yet! We have promised ourselves that we will restrict ourselves to 2 weeks in the North Island, allowing us 3 weeks in the South as everyone has told us it’s the best, ... read more
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