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Napier to Wellington

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January 26th 2007
On our way from Rotorua the clouds had caught up with us. I can't believe that we have arrived in the Pacific and they are experiencing the worst summer they have had for quite a few years. I was looking forward to an endless summer. Oh well! I have noticed also that the sun seems to be more intense here. Even if it is 20 degrees centigrade you still have to slap on the 30+, otherwise you do get b ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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