Avondale Market

Avondale Market

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March 5th 2007
First stop Avondale, West Auckland. I take the train from Britomart and pay a guard who doubles as a ticket collector like a conductor on a London bus .He carries a black leather satchel holding pages of tickets, tears one off for me, punches a hole with a little metal punch and continues on. I’m not sure if I’ve entered a raffle. The man across the aisle from me has fallen asleep and I ca ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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