Paihia Pacific Hotel

THE AMAZING BAY OF ISLANDS

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April 13th 2007
5 April 2007 (Thursday) Today, Chief and I decided to stroll on the streets of Auckland Central. During the course of our walk, we identified that our favourite place in town is "Whitcoulls", a bookstore situated in Queen Street. We browsed through some of their huge range of books and got so impressed with their set-up. Unlike in Sydney where it seems that you are not encouraged to read the b ... read more

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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