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land of the long white cloud...

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September 15th 2010
we made it! flipped a coin and decided on auckland for now. stayed in a sewage smelling hostel for 2 days, got some wheels (cute toyota), bummed it in the caravan park (did i mention we lived in a caravan for 1 week?!) now living in a rather noisy but smashing shared house in the city, peachy!! plan? work like fecks for a month then head off! sweeeet! ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Central

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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