Rae on The Peak............

Grant and Rae's NZ Trip

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January 3rd 2012
Have put this out as a public entry as subscribers seem to be having difficulty seeing the blog. Last day in Hong Kong yesterday (Monday 2nd Jan - to keep me right!). Went up to The Peak on the funicular railway - pretty steep but tremendous views from the top: HK looked like Legoland! And Rae found a bargain bag,reduced 2000 HK $'s (or something equally ridiculous) to 380 (£38). On the ... 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