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Auckland at dusk
Weeks 19 to 22 Return to Auckland City

November 12th 2010
We reluctantly boarded the plane leaving Rarotonga bound for Auckland after spending an amazing four weeks on the tropical island, arriving back in a slightly colder New Zealand four hours later. Our plane arrived at the unearthly hour of 4.30am, we unable to check into hostel until 2pm so we spent the next 8 hours hogging the seats in the arrivals by using them as beds! A short bus ride from 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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