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Raglan

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February 14th 2013
Heading off this morning the weather was overcaste on the Whangaparaoa Peninsular. A quick stop off in the suburbs of Auckland near the zoo to get fitted out for a bike at a hire outlet proved to be a waste of time. The premisles comprised of a shack, a couple of tarps strung out between the shack and a chain link fence and a yard covered covered with bikes in various states of repair. Believe it ... 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