Wrangler

Bay of Plenty, Gisborne and Napier

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February 17th 2008
So next up we headed North to Tauranga on the Bay of Plenty which we heard was a nice place for eating and drinking out and spending some much needed rest on its great beaches.. Unfortunately for us the rain followed us all the way from Taupo and there was no sunshine for the 2 days we were there! We still managed to take in the town which had a nice, small harbour where we had our Valentines meal ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Plenty

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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