Swordfish Club

Tour of the North Island - Bay of Islands

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April 10th 2009
April 9 - 14 - Bay of Islands and North of Auckland Wow, I can't believe I am a month behind on this entry! I don't know where the time goes.... Left Timaru late afternoon on Thurs. April 9th. Spent the night at the Airport Gateway Motel in an awesome 3 bedroom, 2 bath, full kitchen room. We wished we had arrived earlier to enjoy it as we knew the next 9 nights in a camper van were going ... read more

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

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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