Sugar Loaf Islands

Former volcanoes off New Plymouth

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June 7th 2012
New Plymouth. Our family kindly took us up the west coast to New Plymouth, a mere 4-5 hour drive, for an overnight stay in a proper hotel – luxury compared to our rented campervan!<span> The countryside along the east coast is generally flattish, akin to what you might find in many parts of England, so it was a bit of home from home. On the main roads of the North Island there were m ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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

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