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Steamy in Rotorua!

Land of the Rings!

September 12th 2006
We are now in NZ, after a delayed flight in Melbourne on Saturday with airport queues that were worse than when Heathrow has the scare a few weeks ago, we landed in Auckland in fog and lots of rain. Karen (dave's sister) landed from Brisbane at the same time so we met up and headed into the city for a night on the town. We stayed the night in a hotel near the Sky tower, the tallest tower in th ... read more
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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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