Butterfly.

New Zealand, Day 3

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March 21st 2012
Day 2. It's stormy today, I woke up to the sound of rain. It was 9:30 and I thought that would be the end of my day, but I promised myself I'd try do something each day that i was here, so today, I had planned on going to Butterfly creek. I then had a shower, and got myself ready for the day. I ordered pancakes for breakfast, promising myself that I'd go and find a better place to have ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Manukau City

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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