Auckland Sky Tower

Auckland and Tongariro National Park

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March 21st 2008
Thursday 20th March, I got an early bus to Auckland - left around 9.30am and arrived about 2pm - shattered! This I think is going to be my last back-packing trip, all hotels and taxis from now on! It's pretty hard going on and off buses and then lugging the bags to the final destination. Still at least I might get fit! ;o) I stayed at The Brown Kiwi backpackers, small but friendly, in the suburb o ... 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