Sky Tower at Night (it was engulfed by clouds earlier)

Day 13: Enroute from Rotorua to Auckland + Viaduct Harbour

---

December 30th 2011
Me: Are you sure you’re okay? M: …. Yeah… I’m fine Me: Mmm… Okay. For some reason M looks “blank” today. I was wondering whether it was because his dorm was so cramped, or it’s because of the weather that still refuse to clear up. I gaze out to the window and can see rolling hills of Rotorua, running beside this bus. Yes, this time, we’re taking a bus. It’s a 5 hours drive t ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

---

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