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Three Months in New Zealand

December 27th 2009
New Zealand is located in the south-western Pacific Ocean, about 1,200 miles southeast of nearby Australia. Other neighbors include New Caledonia, Fiji and Tonga. New Zealand consists of two main islands (imaginatively called the "North Island" and "South Island") and dozens of smaller islands (see the map). Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand but not its capital - that honor goes to ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand

New Zealand Flag 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
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