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From Coconuts to Kiwi

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July 7th 2011
July 7 - 8th This morning I had a change of plans. I was going to go horseback riding until a girl here at the guesthouse stated that she read some really bad reviews about them not treating their horse well. That along with having to ride the bus there and back just didn't appeal to me any more. So I borrowed some snorkel gear from the guesthouse and went out to snorkel the shallow ar ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Central

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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