Ninety Mile Beach

Auckland and the North

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October 4th 2006
We spent the last few days of our time in New Zealand in the north part of the North Island. We arrived in Auckland and travelled by bus up to Paihia and Waitangi in the Bay of Islands. From there we took a coach tour up to Cape Reinga, the northernmost tip of New Zealand, driving up the length of Ninety Mile Beach, a long stretch of sand up the west coast. Despite the name, Ninety Mile Beach i ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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