Parnell

Auckland in 2 days

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March 26th 2009
After leaving Coromandel, we crossed over from the west to the east coast and headed for a town called Whitianga. We stayed there for a few days and had a look round - a few roads with shops and many empty holiday homes along the seafront but nothing to distinguish it. On the second day there, we bought a stunt kite and tried it out at the beachfront near next place we stayed at. When the wind was ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Central

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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