Opotere

A day in Opoutere

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February 21st 2009
Saturday - February 21 "veni, vidi, vici." Julius Caesar "The last thing, not so much." jss The next morning around nine Glenda came by and we started my adventure. First thing we climbed a large volcanic hill which had been the site of a Maori fortress. The views were super. Can you see my tongue hanging out? She showed me the way the ferns unroll, a symbol often illustrated, and how ... 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