'Taps' Bay

Very Merry in Kerikeri

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November 1st 2010
Be warned, this entry is not so much a ‘travel’ blog, but more a documentation of the 10 days I spent back in New Zealand visiting my two Kiwi mates, Mikey and Jace, who were sharing their 40th birthdays together. It will be very much along the lines of my Australia blog, which was more about catching up with mates and having a few beers than ticking boxes from the Lonely Planet! The plane t ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands » Kerikeri

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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