Mahurangi West Social Hub

Kia Ora New Zealand

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December 18th 2006
Well here I am after 23 hours and one lost day. The plane journey wasn’t quite as horrific as I had imagined, the food however was! Much to my relief my OCD of manic checking and double checking appeared to be the only thing I had left behind in London. I stumbled off the plane and made it to central Auckland without any hitches. I navigated myself and accompanying luggage to my connecting b ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Orewa

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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