Waiwera

Kauri forest and Waiwera

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December 21st 2009
This morning we got up and we had a flat tire in the back...on the driver's side this time! Luckily this time it could be patched. It was a quick fix. We continued our drive this morning going through the Kauri forest, where we saw Tane Mahuta, New Zealand's biggest Kauri tree which is about 2500 years old. It was huge. There were other trees, but none as big and impressive. Tonight we are s ... 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