Cape Reinga

Milkyway in a cave

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August 24th 2008
We've been in New Zealand over two weeks so it's about time we told you what we've been up to. We arrived in Auckland on the 12th and stayed a few nights in a fantastic hostel. It was initially built for the Queen of Tonga and so it was very posh (for a backpacker's hostel). We then collected our motor home and we've since been driving around the North Island. We first made our way to the very ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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