Minty

Leaving NZ soon!

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November 2nd 2006
Hey there, Trace and I are leaving Auckland on the 20th November to fly to Bangkok. We then fly to Kota Kinabalu in Malaysian Borneo (check out AirAsia.com if you want to get cheap flights in Aisa). The plan is to spend 3 weeks in Borneo (visiting a couple of National Parks, climbing the 4000m Mt Kinabalu on Mat's 30th birthday, and getting few dives in at Sipidan Island) before meeting up ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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