Kelly Tarlton

Kelly Tarlton's Sea World

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November 4th 2006
4/11/06 Aunty Tina and Uncle Andy got me up REAL early on Saturday morning so we could have a long day up at Auckland. We left the house at 7.20am (yes THAT early) and went nearly 100km (60 miles) before we stopped for breakfast at a place called Mercer. They do a really good bacon and egg toasted sandwich which we were all ready for after only having a cup of tea when we got up. After that ... 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