A stunning Pohutokawa Tree in Waitangi

Up in the Bay!

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January 4th 2007
New Year in the North Well as I had 4 days off for the New Year break I thought I would head up to the far North. This also worked out as my friend Ros was arriving into Auckland on the 30th. The Friday at work was fun as we headed out for lunch at the pub and then I got to leave early as I was catching a plane up to Auckland. I took the airport flyer bus and headed off round the bay ... read more

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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