Cape Reinga - Most northerly point of NZ

New Zealand - North Island - Bay of Islands

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August 15th 2007
Our tour group departed Auckland at 8am on Monday 6 August and headed north into the Bay of Islands. We arrived in Paihia at midday and checked into Base Backpackers before having lunch at the cafe next door. At 1pm we went on a 90 minute jet boat tour of the 144 islands and even took the boat through the 'Hole in the Rock'. The boat was so fast that we were bouncing along the water and the com ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands » Paihia

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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