Kayak queen

Kia Ora

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March 15th 2008
Kia Ora! As you might have guessed were in New Zealand! Everyone has said that new Zealand is pretty and I wasn't really paying much attention but Oh MY GOSH it is the most beautiful place I have ever been to! Turquoise seas, rolling hills, bright green forests, blue skies with token puffs of cloud painted in for effect...just beautiful. The crazy thing is we have spent most of our time in Auc ... 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