Killer bird

New Zealand -- North Island

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November 14th 2005
November 14: Auckland We had a very easy flight from Sydney to Auckland. We got a shuttle bus in to downtown where we decided to stay at a hostel called XBase. Their selling point is that they designed their facilities based on the wishes, complaints and feedback of the youth hostel community. This was pretty clear. The last time I used youth hostels (in Europe in 1996) they were designed to ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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