Hot Water Beach

New Zealand North Island

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March 24th 2011
Auckland - Coromandel - Raglan - Rotorua - Taupo - Wellington 6th February - 14th February 2011 We collected our Jucy camper at the airport but had a while to kill before my bro, Peter, was to land from Sydney. We drove into Auckland, strolled around the harbour and got nice views of the sky tower. We also stumbled across a Nikon shop where I picked up a second hand D40 for l ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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