New Zealand / Australia Trip 90 Mile Beach

New Zealand / Australia Trip

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March 3rd 2012
2/29/2012 Trampers 5(including Margaret) are planning a road trip to Cape Reinga, the northern tip of the North Island.<span> Margaret arranged a guided bus trip. To begin the trip, we drove from Margaret’s house in Manganoui to Kauri Kingdom, a tourist depot in Awanui.<span> There we met our driver, Senny, a native Maori, with Sand Safaris. Senny had a great sense of humor.<sp ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Northland » Cape Reinga

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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