Auckland Waterfront from the ferry

Day 5

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December 13th 2008
Today we had a trip to Devonport. Devonport is a pleasant little suburb of Auckland and home of the New Zealand Navy. You can actually see it from our window, but it's some distance by road, as you have to cross the Waitemata Harbour Bridge to get there. The easiest way to get there is by ferry from the Auckland waterfront. They run every half hour or so, and it takes about 10 minutes to get acros ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » North Shore

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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