Mt Maunganui

Mt. Maunganui (and buying our van)

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November 16th 2009
In the morning, we called and said yes to the van. He came by this morning, we went to a post shop and changed the ownership over to Adam. Now we are the proud owners of a lemon-pie colored van! It was amazing how quickly and cheaply buying a car is in New Zealand. We drove over to Mt. Maunganui and decided to climb to the top of the 232m hill. It was a pretty steep walk up, and I wasn't su ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Plenty » Mount Maunganui

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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