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A Long Road to Whangarei

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February 19th 2011
Monday 14th February – Camper Van to Taupo A long driving day to head to the centre of North Island, with all good exploring happening between there and the top: Maui Pick Up – A strange sense of deja vu descends as we collect the Maui mark II - no need for training DVDs this time! Pit Stops – More going on than we expected after the sparsely populated South Island, wi ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Whangarei

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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