Lone Tree

An island right next to the one we were on, but almost all of it was grass, rather than the rainforest feeling of the island we were on.

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October 19th 2007
Finally gonna add some pictures. Today we took a ferry out to Rangitoto island and hiked around 6-7 miles of rough, lava-rock terrain to the peak of a volcano and around the island. Our feet now hurt very badly, but it was well worth it. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » South Auckland

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

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