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Day 3: Bay of Islands - Cape Reinga

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January 7th 2011
7th January 2011 Up very early today for a full day trip up to Cape Reinga which is the most northerly point of New Zealand. The majority of the bus where from the bus that I was on yesterday but we had a few others from the previous day. First stop was Puket Rainforest where we did a small boardwalk through the forest. The main attractions in Puket are the Kauri Trees which are over 2000 years ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands

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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