A large stingray

Auckland Adventures

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July 9th 2011
July 9th My first day in Auckland finds the weather to be a beautiful sunny morning with just a slight chill in the air. I am energized to get going. I know that I need to get some cash so I get my ATM card and can't find it. Now I am not worried as I have many safe keeping place to look. Along the way I find several stashes of USD's and finally in the very last place I find my ... 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