Kevs Jump

New Zealand - North Island

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February 22nd 2009
After an incredible few weeks in Fiji, we arrived in Auckland, New Zealand. We checked into the YHA Hostel and were shocked at the difference in atmosphere from Fiji where it was full of great happy people, whereas the YHA Hostel was full of miserable travelers who could barely say hello! On top of that we were delegated rooms on separate floors, both in rooms with strangers who didn’t have anyt ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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