Auckland 1

Auckland, New Zealand

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February 12th 2009
It is 9 AM on Thursday morning here in Auckland and 3 PM on Wednesday in Columbus and Naples where the Doolittle/Martins and Sarah Merriwether are coming home from school. We are 18 hours ahead of you. This would be a good day to check the ship's bridge camera as you can see from the pictures that we are docked right down town in Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand. The other photo is of ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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