Our first sighting of sheep

Day 68 - Auckland, New Zealand

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February 10th 2006
Had a wander around Auckland city centre today. It was a bit cloudy and raining so we came to the conclusion that it was just like Manchester back home. Walked to the park to see everyone setting up the Chinese Lantern Festival that we would visit later. Next I threw myself 192 meters off the Sky Tower! I was fairly calm until I actually had to walk out on a ledge overlooking the skyscrapers below ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Albany

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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