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week 5

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October 25th 2008
SUN - Devonport outing with Mike, Karl and Kate. was fun, beautiful day, walked up to the top of Mount Victoria and then North Head, spectacular views of surrounding area and Auckland over the sea😊 Up North Head there were old tunnels from the war where the army had a military base, was fun creeping up on each other in the dark! When we got the ferry back to auckland we went to the Diwali f ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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