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Driving north to Snell's Beach

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December 30th 2015
Wednesday December 30 – Today we did a lot of driving northwards along the coast, stopping a lot on the way. We had a picnic at Orewa, where a river meets the sea. We stopped in Puhoi to see an old German settlement and the church of Peter and Paul. We stopped in Warkworth and took a short walk and learned about free camping at Snell’s Beach, where we ended up for the night. It was a beautiful ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Warkworth

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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