Craters of the Moon

North Island

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April 4th 2007
Pretty much everyone you talk to says that the South Island is way better than the North, and that you should spend at least twice as much time on the South. With that in mind, I set foot on the Wellington harbour with the intent of proving everyone wrong. I failed miserably. That's not to say that there wasn't a lot of fun to be had in the next few weeks, but there simply is not enough to keep o ... 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