Paihia

New Zealand so far, sweet as!

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October 21st 2010
We arrived in New Zealand around 1:00PM and I hopefully heard the song ‘Tropical Dawn’ for the last time as we exited the plane! We got through immigration and grabbed our bags and boarded the airbus into Auckland City Centre around 2.10. The journey took around 40 minutes and dropped us right outside our hostel. We checked in and went to our room which was good. We were hungry so we went to a ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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