stormy N island coast

no visit to the west coast of the north island is complete without storms rolling in, here in Raglan the surf is small and blown out for the next few days.

Breeze though the North Island/NZ , Sydney and on to Christmas Island..

November 24th 2011
After a little over a week in Christchurch, sorting my post Antarctic work stuff and seeing what I could in Christchurch, off to Auckland, where by rent a car I headed SE through the amazing countryside to Mt Manganui, 'The Mount' the picturesque and trendy beach town across the bay from busy port city Tauranga. I was there to visit Kiwi friends Sheryl and Tony-whom I met many years ago wh ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Plenty » Mount Maunganui

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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