Julia finds a friend

Auckland and north to the Bay of Islands

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January 9th 2011
Auckland Friday 7th January Flew in at about 13:30 and picked up the car at Auckland Airport. Slight moment of panic when they asked to see our driving licences. I looked at Julia (officially designated keeper of all official documents) and she looked at me - but thankfully we did have them buried in one of the bags. Drove to Heritage Hotel in Auckland to find we had been upgraded twice to a ju ... read more

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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