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North Island Adventures

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February 6th 2011
The Journey from Auckland to Wellington! Found ourselves on the streets of auckland early Friday am in a beautiful compact Yaris, me at the wheel. Heading out on the opposite side of the road lead to many hilarious car adventures. We headed toward the Hot Water Beach. Roads here are really windy and the kiwis are taking them at 100 kph..... I was averaging about 50 kph and was confused about my ... 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