Dunny, Jo & Ashley at Huka Falls

Land of the Long White Cloud

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September 25th 2004
We’ve been in New Zealand for a week now and there’s lots to tell… I’m not sure where to start… First impressions of NZ are good. Auckland is a nice city, very culturally diverse (it has the biggest Polynesian population outside the islands, and lots of people from SE Asia live here too) and very friendly. Even the people at passport control in the airport are friendly! After our in ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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