St. Mary of the Angels

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June 15th 2008
Hey guys! Last we left you we were in Auckland and heading to Wellington. Well, we made it. After a 10.5 hour bus ride. We saw sheep, Mount Doom (from Lord of the Rings!!!), and a great big lake that is actually a volcano crater that exploded 26 000 years ago called Lake Taupo. Wellington, is beautiful. Our hostel sits right on the ocean, and when we were walking to it late last night, (ok ... read more

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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