Manginangina - Puketi-Omahuta forest

Bay Of Islands

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November 29th 2010
Saturday 20th November We caught our Magic Bus early in the morning and proceeded to haul to the coastal town of Paihia situated in the Bay of Islands area In the most Northern point of NZ. We had our breakfast stop at Otangarei on route and kind of just took the scenery in all the way to Paihai. It was around 2pm when we arrived at Paihai and immediately we fell in love with the p ... read more

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

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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