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Kea in the Mountains

New Zealand

June 5th 2008
Firstly let us apologise in the delay in writing this blog. We only had 13 days in New Zealand so we had to make every second count! We flew into Queenstown on 24th May through a medly of snow capped mountains and lakes before touching down and stepping out into the freezing cold of the South Island. After picking up our Jucy Camper van our first point of calll was the New Zealand equivelant of ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands » Paihia

New Zealand Flag 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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