Hells Gate

New Zealand North Island

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March 3rd 2010
After loosing a day travelling from Las Vegas to NZ we spent 6 days in the North Island here are a few of the best bits Auckland was the first stop, after promising myself that we would not stay in any hostels I was lured by the guidebook and the 5 star rating on the internet of the Base hostel in Auckland centre. I must admit the location was excellent and the general hostel in terms of facili ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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