me on some dormant volcano

settling in to move out

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November 1st 2005
we arrived in auckland early yesterday. meesh and i spent the day getting oriented in the city. we checked in where it was required and finished our paperwork for jobs we might get somewhere down the road....then we walked and walked and walked and walked. we ended up atop the skytower which affords a panoramic view of this city surrounded by ocean. in reality our day was uneventful, just al ... 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