The waitangi treaty house

Bay of Islands

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November 15th 2009
Apologies for the delay on this entry but I have been having far to much fun since we got on the Kiwi Bus on Sunday. So, finally left Auckland to head up to the Bay of Islands in the North. Only as we were heading up there and looking at the scenery did we realise how pants Auckland was (since then have not met anyone who is an Auckland fan at all) So we stayed in Paihia which is sort of th ... 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