Auckland from Achilles Point

Blog from the Burbs

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February 11th 2010
Just a quick report before we start the touring phase of our holiday. I hope you're keeping well. Yesterday was an excellent day out on the Coromandel Peninsula, visiting the old gold mining town of Thames (It looked a bit like Klondyke as well) and the Kauaeranga Pass. The pass was majestically beautiful with topography just like Langkawi - with lots of Fern Trees and cicadas. We found a picnic ... read more

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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