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Day 6: Auckland - Mercury Bay

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January 10th 2011
10th January 2011 Another 7am start today! We did the rounds in Auckland picking everyone up from their hostels and made a stop off at the Kiwi Experience Office to book busses etc if needed. Once everyone was done we got back onto the bus to find that it wouldn’t start. 2 hours later we were still sat on the street waiting for a mechanic to come, eventually the fault was sorted and we were on ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Mercury Bay

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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