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week 4

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October 18th 2008
cant believe already had a month here!!!!!!!!!!!! SUN - went to rangitoto island with fellow vols 😊 was brilliant, tis the most recent erupted volocano of them all in North Island. Was beautiful, massive Pohutakawa forest on the lava fields (some bits a lil like iceland), stunning weather aswell - little hellish though as we marched full speed to the summit (did an hours advised walk in 40 ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Waitakere Ranges

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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