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Andrew & Paula on Paihia Beach

Bay of Islands
54. Easter Holidays up North

April 30th 2009
(P) On Good Friday we went to St. Patrick’s Cathedral in the centre of Auckland to witness the procession around the city enter the Church, led by volunteers carrying a full size cross. Around midday we picked up our old college friend Andrew from the airport and headed further up north from Auckland, predictably called Northland, and, as we had recently turned back our clocks, it was ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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