Sunset by Hokitika

NZ Baby !!

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July 31st 2006
Monday 31'st July - NZ North Island Weather is a bit different to Fiji. Alot colder & alot wetter. First port of call in Auckland was a cheaply clothes shop for thermals & water proofs as our wardrobes were some how ill- apt for this climate. 2'nd port of call was to get a CAR, we hired a 4 seater white Toyota Corolla & what a beauty she was - didnt crash once, but i think that was down to my supe ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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