Preparing for Start

Auckland Half Ironman

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April 5th 2008
Auckland Half Ironman 5th April 2008 I didn't really have to travel too far for this event just one hour from my home. I had been training specifically for this event since the beginning of the year. I completed the Rotorua Half Ironman in December and enjoyed the event. I didn't do the full Taupo Ironman so wanted to do the same distance again with the aim of improving my time. I h ... 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