Coromandel coves

Last full day in NZ

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November 30th 2004
Hello all Well it's nearly time to leave New Zealand and return to UK via KL and Langkawi We've had a great time with generally good weather but the locals tell us the weather has been much colder and unsettled than usual for the time of year. We left Coromandel on 28th and drove north up the west coast of the peninsula to see some of the lovely isolated rugged coves and then re-traced our route d ... read more

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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