The lovely old vintage cars

Gisborne to Rotorua

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April 13th 2007
Intended following the coast road around the East Cape, but Motel lady said weather forecast bad and the road so windy and hilly that it would take 6 hours non-stop driving, so we decided to head instead for Rotorua. We first headed down an alternative route back through lovely landscapes back to Wairoa . We came on a delightful convoy of vintage cars out for a drive. (We couldn’t resist anothe ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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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