Oh Shiiiiiitttttttttttt!!!!

NZ North Island.

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August 13th 2005
We (Mark, myself & Gertie) got the ferry to the North Island, we arrived in Wellington & looked around there & then headed out to the east coast. We visited a place called The Pinnacles which were huge rock formations that resembled pipes from an organ. The walk to The Pinnacles took 3 hours & thanks to some very heavy rain the previous night, it was extremely muddy. On one part of the walk the ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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