mt manganui right at the end of a land peninsula

"danny doolans" drinking den!

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May 8th 2006
After much bumping and gear changing we have arrived in Auckland - sadly this meant saying goodbye to old vinnie volkswagen but meant we got a decent bed for the night in a top hotel. Not particularly tear jerking departing with Vinnie as I belted my head off the cupboard for the umpteenth time. Prior to auckland we had a night at Waihi Beach which was pretty uneventful apart from the most dis ... 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