Auckland

New Zealand

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February 21st 2009
After a long flight from Santiago we were glad to land in auckland, although we arrived at 3.30 in the morning so we found some sofas at the airport lounge and relaxed for a few hours. As soon as we arrived we had the feeling of beeing back in a western country, as it only took us 10mins instead of 2hours to retreve our bags and within 20 minutes had some lovley fresh cappuchino and a chai latte ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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