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Second part of our journey

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March 6th 2015
We were very sad to say goodbye to Australia as we had such a wonderful time there for the last month. We arrived in Auckland very late as we are now three hours ahead of Australia and has taken a couple of days to get used to the time difference. We went down to the marina yesterday but are finding the car parking quite expensive - $6/£3 for half an hour. we are going to investigate a few of the ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Newmarket

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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