Rangitoto on a misty morning with another beautiful NZ sky

Last few weeks in Auckland

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July 5th 2006
Our last few weeks in Auckland were pretty busy as we tried to cram in as many things as possible. In between packing and saying goodbye to our new found friends we managed to climb mount Rangitoto, go out for a meal out at the top of Aucklands highest buuilding (the Sky tower), go to the Ireland/All Blacks game, return to the West coast beach of Karikari, sell our van and generally making the mos ... 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