Pacific Ocean merges with Tasman Sea

OMG New Zealand awesome!

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February 2nd 2015
"Tena Koutou" meaning greetings to you all in Maori language. We arrived in Auckland about 2am so a bit hard to have first impressions. The apartment is good but a bit on the small side, we are going to be cosy but hey ho staying in a city you are not often in your pad! First day we wandered around the city in the morning, we had a lovely leisurely breakie and got chatting to a couple from London ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands

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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