heading to Auckland

Auckland

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April 3rd 2014
Arrived in Auckland after over nite flight from LAX. Business class #AWESOME. Was not able to check in but they let us use the spa for showers and locker. Staying at the Sofitel in Auckland right on viaduct harbor. Lots of small cafés, for strong coffee! Got our room around noon , ate some lunch and took a nap. Going to sky Tower tonight. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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