The wharf

Helensville

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January 5th 2008
We enjoyed our 2 nights in Helensville, its a nice little town on a meandering river. When I looked out early in the morning, the mist was following the water round, it was beautiful. The hostel was in a building that had once been the hospital, overlooking the river. We had hoped to take a boat trip round the harbour, but unfortunately they weren't running, so we had to find alternatives - which ... 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