Auckland skyline

Thursday 10th March - Auckland

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March 9th 2011
Up a bit later today - around 09:00 - I don't feel like I have really come to terms with the last time change! Today the itinerary say that we will tour the Auckland City Centre. We have breakfast and set out for Devonport, which is located at the North Shore. We parked up the car and just made a ferry leaving for Auckland Harbour, the journey takes around 20 mins and on the way there are grea ... 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