Yes I had a swim

North Island New Zealand Part 1: Adventures in a Spaceship

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May 6th 2010
After a short stop in Arica and Santiago in Chile we boarded the flight to New Zealand. Leaving on May 4th we crossed the international dateline, missed out May 5th, and arrived early morning on May 6th about 4am. First stop Auckland and new haircuts before picking up our Spaceship (or Campervan and home for the next 38 days) and heading out on the road! We spent most of the first week in North ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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