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And I'm off..............arrive NZ on Wednesday!!!!

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January 9th 2012
Arrived in Auckland New Zealand on January 9th from Toronto, LAX to Auckland......4 1/2 to LA followed by 13 hours to Auckland..relatively painless.......lol......checked into the Copthorne Plaza downtown and headed for the waterfront..... Beautiful city........took some photos of some magnificent yahcts (one in particular, Mia Culpa, that I would later find out was built by my cousin Mimi' ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » South 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