View of Rangitoto from our window.

Rangitoto is Auckland's youngest volcano and last errupted 600 years ago, not recently fortunately!

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May 25th 2006
Sooo since the end of February we have been living a 'normal' life in Auckland. We have rented a lovely flat in Newmarket which has stunning views of the water and a couple of volcanoes (fortunately ones that haven't errupted for a while). I quite like that I can stand and do the dishes and see a volcano, which is very green and has cows on top! Despite the cows we are actually only a few minu ... 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

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