Mount Eden

Auckland

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January 3rd 2016
Sunday January 3 - Today we drove to Auckland via an Icebreaker outlet store. Icebreaker is my favorite brand of clothing. They make everything out of fine merino wool that feels amazing. And is very expensive. They make Icebreaker in New Zealand so we stopped there, an an outlet, hoping for good prices, but I was disappointed. I can get things on sale online for the same price in the states. But ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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