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Auckland

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March 9th 2015
Well, we are in Auckland, having left our last campsite this morning for the 60 mile journey. We were very sad to be leaving the beautiful countryside. As we got closer to Auckland the roads looked more and more like the UK! (Busy and big!). We dropped our motorhome off and got a taxi to our city centre hotel. We were a bit early so we walked around Auckland and had some lunch. It was fortunate th ... 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