View from Te Kaha

April 20th 2008
'East As', as it's known on the kiwi bus, has been one of the highlights of my trip. It's a four day, three night trip around the east cape of north island, but I rather fell for it so extended my trip by four nights. There were only seven of us on the bus and luckily we all got on well so had lots of fun. Our bus driver, Rex, was in his seventies and such a laugh to be with. He'd obviously been d ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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

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Harriet Abrahams

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Hey there and thanks for visiting my site. It should be a good way of keeping in contact with me, and i'll update it as often as possible so that you can see what I've been up to! I'm heading off on my gap year travels on the 27th January for around five and a half months and I'm getting very excited! I've chosen not to do too many countries so I'm concentrating most of my time in New Zealand before heading to Australia, followed by Malaysia and Thailand. Whilst in New Zealand I'm staying with a family in Auckland for six weeks before joining the 'Kiwi Experience' for six weeks. I'm travelling... full info

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