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Bay Of Island

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January 17th 2008
3 jours dans la Bay Of Island. Des iles, du soleil, des plages,... mais aussi Waitangi, ou, un 6 fevrier il y a tres longtemps, a ete signe le fameux et conteste traite entre quelques chefs Maoris et la Couronne Anglaise; ... Et puis Russel, surnommee a une epoque The Hellhole of The Pacific (sex, drogue et Rock & Roll!) aujourd'hui un charmant petit village aux maisons coloniales. .. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands

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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