Rangitoto Island

End of New Zealand

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June 27th 2010
I keep forgetting that it's winter here! Devonport was lovely on Thursday. It's such a small island but the weather can change a little, I expect because there are two volcanoes so the wind coming off the sea, the basins inbetween each volcanoe can really change things. I went to Devonport with some people that I am sharing a dorm with and we went to the top of Mount Victoria and North Head Point. ... read more

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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