mt taranaki

north island here i am!

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March 20th 2004
New Zealand, home of the Maori and some other 4 million people. nice lakes, vulcanos, mountains, hikes or tramps as the kiwi's call them! getting around with my sister to get to know the country well! start in auckland and getting up north to bay of islands, tried to swim with dolfins, ended up with some boomnetting !?! its just such a beautifull country! we went up some vulcanic beaches to dig ... 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