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Day 460-462: All over the Auckland region, New Zealand

May 4th 2010
Saturday, May 1st We drifted up from a deep and peaceful sleep to Zulu crowing and a sunny morning that quickly turned into a rainy one. An hour later it was sunny again, so we dug out the chainsaw, gave it a thorough cleaning and started it up. Memories flooded back as we heard that familiar sound and smelled the oil and the chain-lube. Good memories mostly. Happy that it still runs bea ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

New Zealand Flag 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
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