Mermaids pool

Matapouri Bay

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November 19th 2007
This is a bay on the Tutukaka coast, north east of Whangarei. Alex and I went today, in glorious sunshine, didn't need a stripy cardigan, just a cossie. In and out of the sea all day! Sorry!!!!! ... 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