Auckland, NZ

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We arrived in Auckland, New Zealand and began our last two weeks of our tour to be spent in this country. This morning we took a walking tour of Auckland which included the Remembrance Museum and the related grounds which was being prepared for a Chinese New Year celebration.



We were presented with a discussion from a Green Peace representative concerning the change in policy by the New Zealand government concerning the US and the related nuclear policies. I personally was unhappy with this as it was more a justification of Green Peace rather than a cultural or educational program.



The second half of the day we had a presentation by a native Moire, the native Polynesians who originally inhabited New Zealand.



After returning to my room, I walked to the city center, met another couple in my group and we all had a beautiful dinner of Mussels, cooked Belgian style. Very, Very good.



Tomorrow we travel to Rotorua, to see additional local culture.

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