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Long way from home

Cape Reinga

January 19th 2013
Yesterday I reached the most northern place in New Zealand. According to Maori culture the spirits of the sea leave this earth here. They travel down the cliff to the tree then wait for the kelp to part so that they can enter the sea. They travel from here to Three islands where they emerge into the after life. A truly spiritual place, I climbed to the highest point where all you could hear was th ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Northland

New Zealand Flag 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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