Sky Jump

Auckland Day 2

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March 13th 2013
Another beautiful day in Auckland. Blue skies, temperatures in the high 70s. We had a nice continental breakfast of croisssants, cheese, ham, muesli and fruit. We left Ponsonby House at 8:30 to give us plenty of time to get to the pier to catch our ferry to Waiheke Island. The cruise took about 35 minutes and then we boarded a bus for a tour of the island which has a population of 8000 but in the ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Ponsonby

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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