Wellington

Things that go bump..well squeak..in the night!

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April 26th 2008
Nicky: Hello!! I am going to start by apologising for the shortness of the last entry. We had only been in NZ a few days and we hadn't really fitted too much in but we wanted to let everyone know we were ok. From the Bay of Islands, which is where I think we left off last time, we headed across the far top of the north island to the west coast and spent a few days checking out the scenery ther ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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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