Auckland; Where's Me Mam ?!

Auckland (1); Where's Me Mum !

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January 8th 2007
Sunday 7th January to Tuesday 9th January 2007. The journey from Sydney to Auckland couldn't have passed by any smoother. Alarm at 8am, 8.20 shuttle to the airport, 11.40 flight on which I'd been granted my request for an exit seat with extra leg room though for which I'd received a strict whispered lecture followed by a wink from the Asian lady at the check in desk along the lines of 'if you'r ... 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