Steps

Ruakaka on the Coast

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November 16th 2007
After morning tea with Nicola, our very quiet neighbour! we took a very slow trip - through lots of dusty roadworks - on the road to Auckland and arrived eventually at Ruakaka! This is near to where Leigh works at the Marsden Point Oil Refinery. Next time we will go and see him for lunch in the nice Cafe North and visit the Refinery Visitor's Centre which may be interesting? The Ruakaka beach ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Whangarei

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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