Bay of Islands

New Zealand / Australia Trip

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March 5th 2012
3/02/2012 Drove south from Mangonui.<span> We arrived in Waitangi at midday.<span> Waitangi is the birthplace of New Zealand.<span> On February 3, 1840 the Maori tribes and the British government signed a treaty. With this treaty, the native Maori tribes became part of the British Commonwealth.<span> We toured the Maori Meeting house, very ornate. We also <span> &l ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands

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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