Auckland views from Devonport

Kia Ora Bro! New Zealand, The North Island!

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August 7th 2007
First of all, apologies for the lack of blogs lately.....blame it on new zealand, there's just too much to do there!! We have just been having the best time and with email being pretty expensive, the blogs have definitely taken a back seat in things! Well, we left South America, gladly, although we had a class time there, the spanish really was a strain and we were ready for a modern country wi ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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