Mt Manganui

oop North

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April 22nd 2007
As a contrast to our adrenaline packed week, we were looking forward to spending some time up in the Bay of Plenty. We passed through kiwi country, (fruit not birds) and the large city of Tauranga would be our base. This is a pleasant enough town with a large port and a fairly attractive waterfront. However as our hostel was full of fruit pickers who didn't really care about anyone else it was qu ... 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