Paihia Beach

Bay of Islands... here we come!

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March 18th 2008
3 Girls. 2 Boys. 1 Car. And a hell of a lot of bags. Road Trip! Kate, Laura, Rob, Harry and myself set off bright and early (well, 10am when we left the ACB hostel and squeezed our stuff into the boys' car) for our Road Trip to the very north of the North Island - the beautifully named Bay of Islands! Rob drove the 3 hour journey along the winding roads through hilly countryside, a journe ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands

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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