Marae roof

An explosive city - day 18

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January 15th 2010
I am very lucky to have a kiwi friend in Holland who happens to be ‘home’ this week. Sharon has agreed to spend some time with me acting as my guide and provider of trivia in Auckland, so I can see the city from the perspective of an ex-pat local. Overall, Auckland is one big mass of volcanoes. These are called dormant rather than extinct, as it could be disastrous to think that they’d neve ... 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