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22/1/15

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January 31st 2015
Thursday 22/1/15 Today was a whistle stop tour of the Coromandel Peninsula starting with a slightly overpriced visit to a water garden, however the fact that they had excellent gluten free cake in the cafe made up for it. And the gardens were nice with a perfect picnic spot by a waterfall. Pity it was early and we had no picnic! The big highlights of the coromandel are cathedral rock and hot water ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel Peninsula

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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