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30 04 2010

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May 1st 2010
30 04 2010 Wendy was awake early and took some photos of the lovely sunrise. Today we were going from Waihi beach up north and around the Coromandel peninsula. Even though this was our last full day of travelling NZ didn’t fail us. The views were stunning. We went from deserted beaches where we stopped for breakfast to steep jungle hills. The roads weaved up and round steep turns to reve ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel Peninsula

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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