View from Rainbow Mountain

North Island

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November 2nd 2006
Well where do I start?! had the most amazing few days and it feels like I've been here forever! Started in Auckland on monday where met the rest of the group, some who had already been up to the bay of Islands, and spent part of the afternoon up in the sky tower. The scenery from the tower in Auckland is so beautiful and my pictures dont really do it justice, there are so many little volcanos tha ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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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