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New Zealand's North Island Part 2 and my first Birthday away from home

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October 19th 2014
10th October-So I'm back on the kiwi bus woo hoo! Back with my buddies 😊 We're off to Rotorua today. On the way we had the option of stopping off at Hobbiton which is the village set built for the Hobbit movie. Now I haven't seen this movie but apparently it's amazing so I thought I should do it. All the hobbit holes were super cute and the views were amazing! We got a free beer or cider at ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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