One of many cool water holes we stopped at in our travels

New Years at the Beach

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January 22nd 2007
First up I had some issues with my first NZ blog, so if ya didnt see it then hit the previous journal button aiiiight. Ok, so after being away for so long I definately have a new found appreciation for NZ, it's beauty and its people. This place is awesome and Im stoked to be a kiwi. So after Christmas it was off up North to a Bach at Mangonui which Ju and Abbey had hooked up ..... Nice one Lad ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands » Kerikeri

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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