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New Zealand

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March 24th 2008
Ok, here comes the first half of our blog from New Zealand, focus on the North Island. To be honest we have taken so many photos it´s going to be really hard to pick the best, but I´m sure we´ll struggle on through. We arrived in Auckland on the 17th February, pretty smooth but sleepless flight (too many good films to watch), we were met by Andrew and his friend Dave and whisked off to Helensv ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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