Loos of great interest and “Farewell to New Zealand” dinner at the Sky Tower in Auckland
April 26th 2013 Friday, 26th April - Day Twenty-three: Paihia to Auckland 273km (164 miles). What a rush; packing the luggage the night before, cleaning the floor, making sure all drawers and cupboards are empty and fueling up just before we arrive. It’s a bit of a hairy drive over Auckland Bridge and by the time we arrive at the depot by 1:30 p.m. the bus is already boarding the rest of our group. We have
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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 
