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Kia Ora Auckland!

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February 13th 2012
We were fortunate enough to see friends again before the end of our Aussie adventures as Rach, Nicky & Billy had us back in Adelaide again (they are gluttons for punishment!) and we saw Claire, Ed & Amelie in Melbourne before flying out to Auckland and finally reaching NZ shores after a three and a half year wait...... Clarabelle's final few days with us before she returned to her home in M ... 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