Auckland Harbor

First Day in Auckland

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January 31st 2006
I’M HERE!!!! So the flight wasn’t all that bad. We had full range over what movie, TV show, animation or documentary you could think of. Yes I did was 1.5 hrs of CSI. I was in heaven. I got extremely lucky by finding two people I recognized from Santa Cruz and just so happened we were sitting a row in front of each other. I switched seats with the girl in their row and the 3 of us did the fli ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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