A view of the main city from the top of the tower

Auckland

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January 5th 2007
Had a bit of walk through the center and went to the top of that tall tower that is supposedly the tallest in the Southern Hempisphere. In the afternoon had to head back to the airport for a flight onwards. Kävelin vähän Aucklandin keskustassa ja menin keskustassa sijatsevan näköalatornin huipulle. Torni on kuulemma korkein torni eteläisellä pallonpuoliskolla. Iltapäivällä matkasin taka ... 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