Ruapehu

Goodbye NZ!

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April 12th 2008
Well it is the eve before we fly to Oz, who knows when we'll be back or where we are going! But here we go, in good time just as the weather gets colder here. First stop Brisbane, in the first 6-week leg of our journey in Queensland, driving up to Cairns. After a few very busy months it seems our gear is all packed, money sorted, places booked and we are on our wayyyy!!!!! So here are some pi ... 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