Hole in the Rock

NZ - Bay of Islands & Auckland

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November 27th 2011
Wednesday 23rdNovember Up at 6.00am and left 6.30am as the sun rose, as we needed to get through Auckland before the rush hour traffic! A lot of traffic even at that time but at least it was moving and we stopped for coffee and breakfast at 8.30am at Wellsford. Carried on to Kawakawa where we had another stop at ‘the mos ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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