Mick & Amy

New Zealand North Island

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June 7th 2006
So, Myself, Steve and Rich all made our way to the airport and got on the flight across to New Zealand. When we got to the airport we were thouroughly grilled by customs about any equiptment we may have on us that we shouldn't have or that needed to be cleansed. I denied everything, despite having shoes that had trekked throught the rainforests of Fiji, but the lads declared their tent. Not wan ... 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