Auckland's Skytower

Land of the Long White Cloud

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January 29th 2008
Aotearoa, or the Land of the Long White Cloud, the Maori name for New Zealand. We have had an amazing but exhausting time here over the past six weeks. We've driven over 6,000km, completed a number of New Zealand's tramps, boated on both Milford and Doubtful Sounds, and kept my parents entertained for the 1st three weeks of our time here - no easy task! There's a lot to tell you, so put the kettle ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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