Kauri Museum

First stop with Campervan

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February 14th 2009
First night spent very close to Kauri Museum at Matakohe. Great views. Brilliant museum - could have spent hours there. Awesome trees further N in forest - eg Tane Mahuta largest known living kauri tree - trunk girth 16.77m ! ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Matakohe

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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