View From Piriaka Lookout

Ohakune & The Waitomo Caves

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June 10th 2007
Well the car was pink, very very pink but came at a bargain basement price so we weren´t complaining (well not too much). At least it attracted a smile wherever it went especially with us two driving. To make it feel somewhat masculine we christened it Cleatus - the least feminine name we could think of. After picking up a trolley of supplies (And Ciaran figured out how to drive an automatic) we ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wanganui

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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