The hostel

Raglan

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February 16th 2010
After stopping off in Auckland, I went down to Raglan. Just getting there was an adventure as the bus' air-con didn't work. I didn't mind so much, but for the people who had to be on it for about 10 hours it would have been terrible. So 15 minutes after starting we stopped, everyone off the bus, back on the bus, stopped somewhere else, back on after the mechanic had fixed it. One short sentence ac ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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