Far from home.....

Auckland!

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December 29th 2008
Hey everyone!! My blog for Auckland really wont be very long… mainly because I haven’t done very much here apart from work! I started work the very first day I got to Auckland after my Canadian roommate Jen told me to come along and worked everyday apart from maybe 2 or 3 days where I finally got around do doing some sightseeing….or just sleeping etc.! :o) Work was hard work - on our feet ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Central

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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