Map so far

North Island part 1

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December 14th 2006
Hi all and hope the christmas and new years hangovers are all settled and that the return to work hasn't been too awful! We've has a fabulous 2 weeks in NZ so far and are currently on the South Island. The North was great but haven't much to compare it to yet as far as the south island goes. Having finally (after 31 long years of waiting in my case) landed in NZ we negociated the hire car o ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands

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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