View from the Sky Tower

Grant and Rae's NZ Trip

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January 3rd 2012
Hi,all. Back online from Auckland for 2nd blog today............feeling better despite having almost fallen asleep in my dinner!!! Neither of us slept much on the plane overnight but we did manage to watch a few movies between us e.g. Sarah's Key,The Guard,River Queen (about NZ colonisation and fights with the Maori),Cowboys and Aliens. On arrival at Auckland,having foolishly declared th ... 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