...but still smiling!

Auckland (19.10.12 - 22.10.12)

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October 24th 2012
We are only staying in New Zealand for 3 weeks and have been quickly realising how much there is to do. We have a date with Sarah in Queenstown on the 26th for the weekend, so time in the North Island is short. We have eventually decided to fly from Auckland to Queenstown and plan to just see a very small amount of the North Island but without rushing for once. This started with 3 nights in Auckla ... 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