Habour with a cruise ship in the background

Auckland-Day two

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January 30th 2008
Well day two didn't exactly go as planned. Podger was due to get the day off but ended up working so didn't do the plane ride. I went downtown and got set up for the Thialand trip. Took a few pictures of the city and then met himself and we went up to the top of one Mount eden in the centre of the city. One of the 6 volcanos dotted around the city. Mark rosny lives in the shadow of it so we me ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Epsom

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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