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New Zealand Part Five - Coromandel and return to Auckland

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August 16th 2013
Coromandel was to be our final stop in New Zealand before we returned to Auckland, where we would be flying to the Cook Islands. We left Rotorua at around 10am, and had a drive of around 3 hours or so to reach Coromandel. Once we reached the Coromandel Peninsula, the route took us right along the coast, literally hugging the shore as we went. Unfortunately, the weather took a sudden change for the ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel

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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