Ninety Mile Beach

Cape Reinga and Ninety Mile beach

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January 16th 2007
Got up early and drove all the way up to the top of the island. We had to drive on a 20km gravel track to get there but it was worth it. This is where the Tasman Sea meets the Pacific ocean and you can see waves from either side crashing into each other. There are also fantasic views of the surrounding coastline. Later we drove back south and went on another dirt track to see Ninety Mile Beach ... read more

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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