Wenderholm

Orewa

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March 20th 2008
We had 3 days left of our trip so we went back up to Orewa, near Auckland to stay with Jane and her family. After the cold and rain in the South, this was a nice change before heading back to England and the snow! We flew from Christchurch to Auckland and Jane picked us up from the city and took us back to her house. Once back to their house, we had some lunch and headed straight to their local be ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Orewa

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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