My childhood dream

Day 20 - MOTAT

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January 17th 2010
After yesterday’s lazy schedule, I decided to tackle another of Auckland’s big museums today. The Museum of Transport and Technology. To be honest, there’s not a lot to write today. The museum is huge and covers two locations in the west of Auckland that are linked by an old working tram line. Pretty much everything linked to transport is here, plus some (but not all) technology. The kind ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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