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Coromandel Peninsula and Hamilton/Waitomo

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January 21st 2011
Coromandel Peninsula and Hamilton/Waitomo Wednesday 12th January Arrived in Whitianga about 8pm and went in search of food. The town is really quiet – we think there are a lot of empty holiday homes - and most restaurants seem to stop serving food by ~8:30. But the Indian restaurant lived up to expectations and served late – all the way to 9:30! Everything was closing by about 10pm. Thursd ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel » Whangamata

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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