Gem tackles the snow climbing Mount Fyffe

Tramping In New Zealand.

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October 23rd 2005
(Entry by Gemma) Well, we have been in New Zealand for 3 weeks, how time flies. We are back in Auckland now which is where we started 3 weeks ago. We flew in on friday 30th September and spent our first two nights in a hostel in Auckland. I must admit, the first few days in New Zealand weren't that great, it was nothing to do with the country, but i think it just took time to settle into some ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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