View from One Tree Hill

The New Zealand Story

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June 12th 2009
And so my adventure reached a new continent. Touching down on a cold, wet day in Auckland wasn't really the ideal introduction to New Zealand, and having my entire bag searched because the sniffer dog took a liking to me didn't really enhance the experience. In case you were wondering, my crime was having a hacky sack ball I'd bought in Bolivia with me, which was filled with illegal seeds. On t ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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