Dan, Jess & Jen

Paihia - The Centre Of The Universe

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December 17th 2006
Turns out I run Paihia...!!! Paihia is pretty small and my friend Christina (from London) and I both seem to work at core news centres...at any given moment one of us should be able to give you the low down on pretty much any of the "local" backpackers as we seem to know enough people who know people...we're particularly handy ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands » Paihia

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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