Cape Reinga

Kings of the road

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September 6th 2006
We arrived in Auckland safe and sound a day and half after leaving Chile. Crossing the International Date Line did mess with our heads. We lost an entire day! Good news for the budget though. Our planning for the NZ leg of our trip had been minimal. We arrived at five in the morning without a clue what we were really going to do. A friend's brother had agreed to let us crash at his empty house in ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Northland

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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