Whangerei Falls Selfie!

Bay of Islands to Cape Reinga 23rd -25th January

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January 29th 2015
We spent 3 nights in the YHA Paihia in a double room with en-suite which cost approx £44 per night and was really pleasant. We probably raised the average age of guests by 2 decades but everyone was really friendly and it was a nice quiet environment! It took about 4 hrs to drive to Paihia from Auckland with an hour lunch stop at the Whangerei Falls which was a really nice place to picnic. Saturd ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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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