Crash, Bang, Wallop

Moving on Up!

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April 7th 2008
(Tina) What a lovely place Akaroa is, sorry Dad, but its a bit of a French settlement stuck right out on the Banks Peninsula of NZ and it really is beautiful, we had a lovely two night stay, even the local pub stayed open after 10pm! After our whirlwind tour of the South Island is was a lovely place to rest up. (Lynda) Before we left we wanted to visit the Marae (anyone who was paying atten ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Devonport

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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