Karikari

Hari-Kari in the Bay of Islands...

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April 7th 2009
We left Auckland behind us and headed north to get to some greenery again. Our first stop was a rural campsite along the beach at a place called “Uretiti” (which could easily be remembered by thinking “you’re-a-titty” - how mature am I?). The next village along is a Scottish Highlander Settlement (meaning some bloke from Scotland set up home there once upon a time) and as we drove throug ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands » Kerikeri

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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