Volcano flowers - Tongariro crossing

The Land of the Long White Cloud

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December 5th 2006
Hey Peeps! It’s me again! Welcome to the next episode of my journey… Now, I don't know who came up with the name's for the two islands that make up New Zealand but they are pure genious! Welcome to..... "North Island"! After a very windy 3 hour journey from Picton to Wellington on the top deck of a ferry, we arrived in Wellington, New Zealand’s capital city! Wellington is known as the wind ... 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