Black Sand Beach

Arrival in New Zealand!

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December 14th 2008
Doug & Linda are looking to move to the Bay of Islands in New Zealand and are currently house hunting over there, they booked a flight to Auckland the same day as us so we could all go to the airport together. We said our goodbyes before security and then bumped into them again at the gate! As we boarded the plane Doug & Linda watched us and saw us take off. Was sad to leave Adelaide, a great p ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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