NZ Day 26 & 27 154

NZ days 26 & 27

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May 28th 2011
NZ day 26 & 27 Muriwai Beach & Auckland Well it would seem we timed our run down to Paihai very well- they must have closed the road soon after we went through- pretty close. Before we left I went down to the gentle stream & took some more photos- it had dropped at least 2 metres overnight, but was still running very fast. So a quick drive back through the town so that we could actually see the ... read more

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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