Cathedral Cove

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July 26th 2008
After our rafting exploits in Rotorua we headed north to the Coromandel peninsula. Our destination for the first night was Hahei beach, where we were on a campsite right next to the beach, lovely in the pouring rain! Up early the next day went on a walk to Cathedral Cove, a lovely little beach with massive cliffs and a cathedral shaped hole in a rock. The walk was really nice, and the beach was st ... 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