National park train station

Good by Auckland hello….scariest night of my life!

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February 7th 2006
My train left Auckland at 730, meaning I called the taxie company the night bc to get there around 630, plenty of time to get there get checked in and be done, well stupid taxie never showed! 705 he finally shows up! I latterly had to run to catch the train, you know the movies where you run and jump on the train, yeah not that bad but pretty dang close, I did run. The train ride was pretty unev ... read more

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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