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Hamilton

Marae detail at Hamilton Gardens.
Hamilton - Waitomo - Auckland

May 13th 2009
And so into the final Oceania blog, and the home straight! Although it seems only yesterday that we landed in Christchurch, 3,700km later, we leave our beloved Big Fat Neville behind and head to California. We realise that we focussed more on the natural beauty of NZ as opposed to the cultural, but here you can find so much of both and its well worth the 24 hour flight to find out for yourself! De ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

New Zealand Flag 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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