Karen on Lang's Beach

New Zealand

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October 5th 2008
We set off driving up north early so didn’t get chance to walk on Takapuna beach after all. We’d started worrying that we’d already spent three nights in Auckland and we were going to be pushed to see everything in five weeks. We started on the motorway before moving off onto a small coastal road. Being in a van is amazing as it means you can go where you like, when you like. We stoppe ... 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