Sunset in Wellington

New Zealand: The North Island

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February 14th 2013
So finally I have got around to doing our blog from the North Island of New Zealand its only a month late! After having such a great time on the South Island and meeting lots of great people we were back to travelling alone for the north. We arrived in Wellington late at night with the rest of our flying Kiwi group, once we had disembarked the ferry we caught a taxi to the hotel where they ... 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