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The Rock and NZ History

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December 3rd 2009
The Rock The next day finds our travellers in the Bay of Islands where they're due to spend the next 24 hours on an overnight boat tour on a converted ferry known as The Rock - this has been recommended by Stewart and Bernie who they met on their overlanding in Africa. The journey out into the Bay begins by paying-out a 'convict duck' behind The Rock as they mosey along. Free drink t ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands » Paihia

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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