Whakapapa Cliffs are hard to spot in the white out

First Few Days of The North Island

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September 1st 2009
Since I first recieved a warm kiwi welcome from complete strangers in Auckland, it's been a blurr. The first few days consisted of wondering around Auckland jet-lagged, a little confused and completely lost. Things started to pick up when I headed for Hamilton to pay Jacob a visit. After a night on the town with some of his fellow med student flat mates, we headed to Mt. Manganui on the ... read more

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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