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Auckland from Mt Eden  
   

Auckland from Mt Eden

Whitianga

January 6th 2006
Day 54 We jumped on the big green fun bus (the Kiwi Experience bus) in Auckland and were taken to Mount Eden, Auckland's biggest volcano where we had a good view of the city. A few years ago some students put a load of tyres doused in petrol into the crater and set them alight. The next morning (1 April) the whole city was planning their escape as loads of smoke was coming out of the ... read more
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New Zealand Flag 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
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