Auckland 16 July

Day 1 South America?

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July 16th 2012
Well here we are in cloudy and rainy Auckland. Auckland you say - I thought you were going to South America on Holidays?? Great flight from Brisbane, landed safely in Auckland ready to transfer to LAN Chile flight to Santiago only to find that the it had been cancelled due to mechanical problems with the aircraft. Should we be worried??? Tranferred to a very pleasant hotel close to CBD to stay ove ... 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