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week 11 (travel)

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December 12th 2008
mon - up at 6.30am to get the Stray bus at 7.30 with Karl. met Bruce and Jenny outside going to get the new vols from acb, had a nice chat then off to get the bus up to Bay of Islands. was raining all the way up, not a great start... but the bus ride up was fun as we stopped at loads of different places, warkworth - me and karl went looking for cvnz team as they were off up to waipoua and more tha ... 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