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The North Island!!!

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September 16th 2009
Hi Everyone, Sorry it's taken us so long to add a new entry internet has been a bit of a nightmare!! Well we've done the North Island now so here's the highlights. Day One - Auckland - We werent that blown away at first. Maybe because we were too busy finding a hostel and sorting out our bus ticket. We opted to go with intercity to avoid the 18-30's style Kiwi Experience. Yes Were getting o ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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