New Zealand

Houses and Kauri Trees

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March 1st 2007
On the 26th of february we arrived in Auckland after a very nice 10h flight with singapore airlines. We even got a "Cornetto" icecream after a good meal. And we could see all the movies we wanted to see in a cinema anyway. Auckland is quite nice, but for us almost "just another city with high buildings". One day we did a boattrip around the harbour, the other day we did separate things. Thomas wa ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel

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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