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Paihia

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June 15th 2007
We had set ourselves an ambitious target in terms of driving for the next few days but we had faith Cleatus could deliver. We hit Hamilton at around 5pm that evening in heavy traffic. It was about this point we remembered the All Blacks were playing Canada the following night there and accomodation might not be as easy to come by as we had thought. After a bit of driving around we located a hostel ... read more

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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