Bay of Plenty!

Bay of Islands

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March 8th 2008
In typical ¨"Alison & Grace fashion" we thought we were leaving New Zealand on a Monday but it turned out to be a Tuesday much to our delight. The extra day gave us enough time to go to the Bay of Islands. It´s up at the very northern part of the North Island....nice beaches & beautiful blue/ turquoise bays. We didn´t make it as far as the west coast to see the kauri trees though....these ar ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands » Russell

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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