Northland; Bay of Islands, Cape Reinga, Ninety Mile Beach and the Kauri Coast
May 21st 2013 We left Auckland and decided to head up North to Paihia, the town located at the bay of islands. I drove all the way there and loved it (Jon kept calling me hogsley as he wanted to do some driving in our van) - it was great having some freedom! We picked up two German girls who were hitch hiking along the way and gave them a lift to their hostel just around the corner from our campsite. The campsi
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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 
