Tane Mahuta

Walking Amongst Giants

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October 17th 2008
Day 567 (16.10.08) We left our lovely spot at Ahipara and began the journey southwards. Tomorrow we'd have to return the car so we wanted to get close to Auckland today whilst stopping at a few spots on the way. We took the long route around the lovely Hokianga harbour area (too cheap to pay for the ferry!) and found a lunch spot on Pakia Hill overlooking the coast and the vast sand dunes at th ... 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