Matapouri Bay

New Zealand

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October 6th 2008
We had to get up early today as we were hoping to drive to the coast and pick up a boat trip to the Poor Knights Islands. I know the weather here hasn’t been that warm, but the guidebooks and leaflets all said the diving and snorkelling around the Poor Knights is the best in the country and one of the best in the world as it’s a marine reserve area. Plus there is a lot of wildlife on the islan ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands » Paihia

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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