Auckland

Up to Auckland - "The City of Sails"

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March 8th 2009
Day 32 - Wellington - Taupo We set off to Taupo today. It was a long drive but we seem pretty immune to long journeys now. Once we arrived and had dumped our bags in our dorm a group of us set off on a walk to the natural hot springs and the Huka Falls. It was a really sunny day so on the way to the falls some of us had a dip in the springs, which turned out to be too hot to be refresh ... read more

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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