En route to Piha

just outside auckland

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January 21st 2011
Alright so its officially day 5 of New Zealand and it's only getting better and better! 2 days ago we met up with Angie and the four of us (Elise, Ang, Hill and I) got on a tour bus and headed into the lush outskirts of Auckland. We went with a group called Mojo Surf tours, and headed west of Auckland to the KareKare waterfalls and Piha beach. The drive was fairly short and we had a lot of stops t ... 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