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Friday - Night walk with Kiwis and giant eels

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September 26th 2008
Friday morning we Rob told us to see the Kauri Museum on our way to the Kauri Forest and off we went. The Kauri are the giant and probably oldest trees on earth. The museum was great and the examples of trees of yesteryear truly awesome. Besides their size, the Kauri are a gummy tree and the sap that is found in the ground is polished and it look likes clear amber. It was a good break in the d ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Dargaville

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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