View from the top of Mount Eden

New Zealand Story - The North Island

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July 30th 2010
Hello everyone, or ‘Ki-or’a as they say around here Hope you’re all well and enjoying the summer, hopefully you’re getting some nice weather. Thanks for all your comments and emails, it’s great to hear news from home and makes the journey feel less daunting. It’s only been 2 weeks since we arrived in NZ but it feels a lot longer! I’ll go back to our first day in Auckland to kic ... 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