Hangi

New Zealand, Day 9

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March 24th 2012
Today I got the full Kiwi experience! I woke up and got dressed. I wore all black today to represent the all blacks, because today I had a Maori tour guide take me on a real day in New Zealand. A man in a business suit and a mokko (a maori chin tattoo) came and picked me up from the hotel around 10:00. We hopped into his car and he told the driver to take us to the jetty. His name was Maui, aft ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » 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