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Taranaki

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January 27th 2012
So we arrived in Stratford, a place where Gareth and Renee lives. This place is somewhat amazing as all you can see is the Mt Taranaki which is huge! Stratford is right before the Egmont National Park about 23 km from Dawson Falls Visitor Centre which is the entrance to the peaks. Stratford is nice place to stay for couple of days. Its streets are named after the characters of Shakespeare's pl ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Stratford

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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