More exciting rock formations

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July 31st 2006
From Auckland I decided to try out my new car and drive to the Coromandel. The Coromandel is a peninsula situated a couple of hours drive from Auckland and is famed for its rugged scenery and seclusion. This was not always the case. Gold was discovered here in 1867 which led to an influx of prospectors. Nowadays the prospectors are long gone, as too the loggers that followed them. Now far fewer pe ... 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