Dave. Looking very confident...

It's North Jim, but not as know it

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January 31st 2007
Hello all, It's an odd thing to be travelling north and finding it is getting hotter! We've now been in the (normally) sunny north for around a week and can happily report it's fab! We set off for the Tongariro Crossing (a one day walk between volcanic caps) and watched with mixed emotions as it clouded over badly (Dave - sad, Lucie - thrilled...). Deciding there was no point in attempting ... 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