Hot Water Beach

Merry Christmas!!!

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December 26th 2008
Day 44 to 54 A bit of a blur Hello there Am sorry to say that we have just experienced the must un-exiting part of our trip to date. The past 10 days have really been a bit of blur and I am struggling to find something interesting to tell you about. We decided to drive round the Coromandel peninsular on the east coast of the North Island as many people had described this area to be of exceptio ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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