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Mamma mia - it's Paihia

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November 20th 2006
We set off early this morning (7am) after a 12 hour sleep and after stopping at the supermarket for supplies and a cool bag to carry them in we visited the Wharangei falls which were really quite stunning. After a short walk around the falls we drove a further 50km east out to Wharangei Heads along the coastal route and went off for a stroll along Ocean Beach, which was the icest beach I have seen ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands » Paihia

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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