Aucland tower

The second stage to Oz

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July 25th 2008
Alice thought it a little strange to be flying from one country that we were only visiting to another, in a way it was but as they both spoke English we felt quite comfortable with it. So as we flew in from San Francisco to Auckland and crossed the Date line we arrived at a relatively quite airport in the wee hours after not getting too much sleep. On reflection back, New Zealand has been one ... 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