Auckland - Wellington

Auckland

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March 2nd 2011
Hello all - so did my conkers make it with me into New Zealand? When I filled in the form on the plane I discovered that I needed to tick just about every "yes" box on the form so I knew I'd be in for a grilling. The sweets and the medication got through OK but when I said I had been walking in the Austalian bush and had been near wild animals and spent some time on a cattle farm I knew it wasn't ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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