Hot Water Beach

New Zealand North

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December 9th 2011
Had been a long time, we got a bit lazy...Our New Zealand adventure started exciting, on the first day we bought our new home, a Mitsubishi Delica 4wd, basically the same car we had in South America but a lot higher and made for off-road! During buying we made new friends with Rainer and Birgit, with whom we will spend Xmas! After a couple of days in Auckland, where I visited the university (Thank ... 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