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Hello Auckand!

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October 18th 2007
Before I left Canada I tried talking to as many people as I could who had done some traveling in the countires I was hoping to visit and, without a doubt, the one country that kept coming up as a must visit destination was New Zealand. This was no real surprise as I have been hearing great things about New Zealand for ages and so I was excited to leave Fiji and head out to Auckland for the better ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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