Sunset over Auckland

New Zealand - North Island

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August 8th 2007
Auckland (Waitomo) - Pahia We arrived in New Zealand and stayed at the Fat Camel, the best thing about staying here is we got a free dinner everynight. Our first day we spent adjusting to the time difference, 17 hours in front of South America. Auckland is NewZealand's biggest city containing most of New Zealand's population. It is a very beautiful city with sky scrapers lining the ocean front. W ... 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