Kauri Chair

Auckland to the Northland and back to Rotorua

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April 17th 2007
Ok so writing in this thing isn't as easy in NZ as it was in Australia. I guess with only 6 weeks to explore we really have to keep moving all the time and don't spend much on the computer. But I guess it is time that we updated you all on what we have been up to sense leaving Australia. We arrived in Auckland on April 9th and spent the first couple of days starting to plan our trip. Rented a ... 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