Whangarei Falls

Road Trip to the Bay of Islands

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January 7th 2009
Once we'd managed to hot wire Jayn's car we were on the road early morning to Bay of Islands, only kidding of course we had permission and we filled it up with "the green one." Left the house around 8.30am with our picnic and 1st stop was Whangarei Falls - described as the Paris Hilton of waterfalls, the the most photographed falls but not the most impressive!....150km North of Auckland, 26m high ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands » Paihia

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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