Alberts Park

Auckland

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February 2nd 2008
So, our first blog... Firstly i'd like to say, the letters on the keyboard i'm writing on do not exist, so sorry if its illegible! We arrived in Auckland in the morning of the 31st, Thursday, extremely jet lagged!! The hotel we had booked for our first night was really nice, right next to the harbour with a great view of the city. It was really hot so we thought we should spend the day wonder ... read more

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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