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Andy testing the water at Hot Water Beach  
   

Andy testing the water at Hot Water Beach

North Island - Wellington, East Cape and Rotorua

September 1st 2011
Prepare to be drowning in blogs over the next few days as I have a lot to write about before we head to Fiji on Monday. We had a normal ferry crossing to the North Island - a little rough in places. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be with all the bad weather we had been hearing about - we worried that the ferry would even go. The captain of the ferry came along to talk to some people ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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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