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Coromandel Town and Road 309

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June 7th 2011
We got back into the car to check out the other side of the peninsula. Our destination - Coromandel Town. Two roads lead to Coromandel, one is a looping paved road that follows the contour of the peninsula and ends up looking like an upside-down "U" and then there is the 309 Road. The 309 Road is a 21-kilometer affair crossing the spine of the peninsula offering roadside attractions as well as ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel » Coromandel Town

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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