Early morning view on Rangitoto Island from Mt Eden

Auckland

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June 1st 2007
Hello! Now adding a New Zealand leg to my trip, starting in Auckland. The city of Auckland is not built on 7 hills but on 48 volcanoes! So there's lots of going up and down. I don't think I've come across a single flat street... It's quite spread out, but even then, that's a lot of volcanoes in a same place... It's also the city with the biggest Pacific Islanders population, with people co ... 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