Getting in a Box!!

Planning our Trip around New Zealand!!

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February 5th 2009
4th February 2009 - ARRIVAL IN GOD"S COUNTRY!!! Only been as excited as I was stepping of the plane once or twice in my life before...I am in New Zealand!! Woooooooo!!! Once off the plane we got some New Zealand dollars out the bank and then bought a ticket for the airbus to take us to the hostel. When I say Airbus I mean normal bus that travelled from the airport....no special wings to make i ... 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