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The beginning!!!!  
   

The beginning!!!!

The North Island

March 11th 2007
Arrived in Wellington and after a slight struggle, managed to find our way out of the docks, we rocked up at our hostel and slept!! The next morning we embarked on a long drive up the middle of the island to Turangi. We were extremely impressed with our choice of hostel, a band new homely little abode with the most gorgeous dog and the most comfy bed I have slept in since leaving 10a. Our plan was ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

New Zealand Flag 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
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