Breakfast in Tina Fey

North Island, New Zealand

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January 13th 2015
Auckland, our starting point for New Zealand's North island. New Zealand had been the one country we agreed on when years ago we first started seriously thinking about this trip. We had high hopes. A night in a hostel allowed us a little time to explore the city of Auckland before picking up our Britz camper van the next day. One of the first things to strike us was how expensive the city wa ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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