Day 48 - The 309 Road and the Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand
January 5th 2014 Sunday January 5th, 2014. The 309 Road and the Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand
Coromandel Town is a rapidly growing holiday spot. It developed following the discovery of gold at Driving Creek. It boomed in the mid 19th century. Today it is a hippy place with lots of boaties, and arty crafty people. A pleasant little place.
Today we had planned to drive across the Peninsula. M
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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 
