Auckland - boat circus 5

Auckland

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February 16th 2013
What a very relaxing flight to Auckland, plane only half full and I was given an emergency exit seat, so extra leg room, polar opposite to my experiences from flying to Sydney – thank goodness! I arrive at Clare and Jordan’s, and realise I hardly actually know Jordan (year above me at high school, and a few mutual friends from living in Stony), and considering they say they live in a small on ... 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