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New Zealand - North Island

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March 23rd 2015
Hi everyone, well we had a nice sleep in the 'kiddypack', dead on 10.00pm, the ghetto blaster was turned off and PEACE and QUIET, lovely. The rules say they won't get their 'key bond' deposit back if they don't keep to them. One good thing is, because the youngsters are travelling, they don't get 'beered up' as they don't have the money to waste. You do see posters up about alcohol but I have yet ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Napier

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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