Northland Freedom ~ Orewa, The Bay of Islands, Paihia, Cape Reinga (by Trisha)
February 13th 2010 The Kiwi Experience bus adventure was an experience I’ll never forget. I met friends from around the globe that I hope to keep forever. It was easy and relaxing and cheap and gave me some much needed time to work on Kite Soldiers. But, after almost a month on those buses, hopping on and off, only stopping at set-destinations and lugging my heavy kite gear through the last week of it, I was so
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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 
