Rotorua hot spring

AUCKLAND - WELLINGTON

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November 12th 2010
Saturday 30th October Our flight from Nadi to Auckland (pop 1.3 million) only took two and a half hours and the international arrival process seemed to take longer than the flight itself. After customs checks and many questions later we are picked up by our tour operator, a company called Magic Bus who have organised a free shuttle bus to Auckland city centre. On arrival at Aucklan ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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