Sky Tower in Auckland NZ

The north island

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July 9th 2006
I'm not going to write much well because there is SO much to write New Zealand is the best place EVER!!! :D.. On The north island we started in Auckland and went to the tall sky tower.. kinda like the CN tower *even with a glass floor* We went to Rotarura (sp?) where it smelled really bad of sulfer because most of the north island is built on a volcanic foundation.. still active... :S But there we ... 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