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Sea Fishing - Hauraki Gulf

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February 12th 2013
What can I say but, it don't get much better than this! Met John this morning who was taking us out on his boat. Talk about toys for the boys. A garage full of tools and fishing rods and on the drive a Land Cruiser hitched up to a trailer on which is a boat.........happy days. Took the boat out of Gulf Harbour and into the Hauraki Gulf, then motored for about half an hour past Tiritiri M ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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