Lovely view of the city from Kelly Tarlton's

Auckland II

---

October 15th 2008
Took a trip down to Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World in Auckland in the morning. Not a massive underwater exhibition but interesting for everyone from Carter (aged 2 ) up to the older members of the party. As well as the usual suspects e.g. sharks, rays etc there were penguins, turtles and lots of interesting sealife. With Abi off on a girly shopping trip, the afternoon saw me tripping up to ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

---

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