Auckland history museum

Auckland museum

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October 18th 2012
Took the local bus to the museum and spent an enjoyable 4 hours viewing history, culture and nature. Experienced a simulated undersea volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami. Terrifying!!!! Onwards to rural pastures farther north. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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