Auckland city

A New Country

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February 9th 2006
So we arrived in Auckland early afternoon and caught the shuttle bus into Auckland town centre. Firstly, its a lot colder here than in Australia, which would take a bit of getting used to after the warmer climates of the East Coast. We headed to Base, off Queenstreet and decided to have a sleep as we were pretty tired after the journey and a fairly late night in Sydney. We went for a stroll aro ... 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