Kiwi Frig Magnet Makers

NEW ZEALAND--NORTH ISLAND

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February 15th 2011
We cruised into the Bay of Islands on February 7. That means that we only have four months of cruising left until we reach Southampton, England on June 7. I was wondering if I should start packing. Anyway it is always so beautiful to sail into this lovely northern tip of the “land of the long white cloud.” Some of our passengers had private car tours so we escorted them ashore on the shi ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Whitianga

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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