Auckland

Auckland

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December 11th 2005
I arrived into Auckland after about a 13 hour flight from Santiago. Having 2 seats to myself made the flight much more bearable. After getting out of the airport it was a shuttle to the hostel and back to hearing English being spoken again after a few weeks of purely Spanish! I stayed in an interesting area of Auckland, but spent my few days in Auckland trapsing around the city. It was a pretty ... 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