Kerikeri

On the road again....

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November 17th 2006
So... many things have happened since our last entry. First, we left kerikeri and got a ride down to Auckland with a Dutch guy we met in Kerikeri. We got in at 11:30 at night and crashed at a hostel. The next day we caught a ferry out to Waiheke Island. The ferry was really pretty, the day was awesome, and we were stoked to do some work for the couple we had talked to. We got there and the fa ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel » Whitianga

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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