The beautiful Bay of Islands

Aotearoa - Land of the Long White Cloud

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February 21st 2006
-- NEW ZEALAND -- I'll update this blog as I travel around the North and South islands of the country. The story so far: -- MANUKAU, AUCKLAND -- ...seeing as I landed here in Auckland NZ on the 28th January, my recollection of events are blurred and incoherent though probably more consise. In any case, the fact that my intended three week stay in NZ has already extended to more than double ... 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