Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Whangarei 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
Dean and Shelley are heading away from New Zealand in March 2011. After months of planning and many, many changes to the itinerary, the airfares have been booked and paid for and deposits and dates locked in for the 2 campervans; A Spaceship for the UK and Europe and a Lost Camper for the USA and Canada. The motorbike legs of the initial plans have now been relegated to some day trips around Las Vegas :-(. Still, that gives us a good excuse to plan another trip in 2012!!!... full info
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 
