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Cape Reinga

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April 9th 2010
We wake up before our 6.30am alarm and slowly start to surface. We head to the front of the hostel to wait for our bus. Once onboard we are introduced to our driver for the day Dice. Our first stop was a short walk around the Puketi Kauri Forest. Some of these trees are around 2000 years old. Rob told Kerry to have her photo taken hugging the tallest and oldest tree - so she did and was late ... 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