Cape Reinga

Cape Reinga and Te Paki sand dunes

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December 20th 2009
So today we drove up to Cape Reinga (Te Rerenga Wairua). The weather was overcast and drizzly most of the morning. It was really foggy at the cape, and it was hard to see much around us, unfortunately. The place is a very spiritually important place for the Maori people, as they believe the point to be the place where the soul departs for the underworld. So it was oretty cool to visit. There ... 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