Tolaga Bay

North Island Road Trip Part1

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October 5th 2022
We're on a 26 day road trip through the North Island going to places we've never been or where we haven't been for many years. It started in Martinborough, Wairarapa, for Lyn's delayed 70th birthday treat given to her by the children - two nights in the Olive Tree Cottage for 4 (we took John and Sharyn with us), and a dinner at Tirohana Estate Winery. The weather was rubbish; wet and cold but w ... 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