Maori culture show

Auckland, Waitomo caves and Rotorua

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March 18th 2010
From Sydney, it's a 3-hour flight to Auckland, New Zealand's biggest city, though not the capital, which is Wellington. New Zealand is approximately the other side of the world from the Netherlands; I can't get any further from home! New Zealand consists of two big islands, the North Island and the South Island. Auckland is in the North Island and I start and finish my trip there before flying to ... 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