this lake was prettycool

Lots of adventures in New Zealand

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November 22nd 2011
OK, I’m not going to lie. I almost let out big monkey tears when Nate and Jessie told me we had to leave the beautiful beaches and hot weather to go to New Zealand, but I still knew I was going to have a good time. As soon as I landed in Auckland on the north island in New Zealand, it was pretty easy to tell that this was sure going to be a lot different than Asia. Nate and Jessie even had to le ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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