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Kiwi, It’s More than a Little Green Fruit!

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February 4th 2007
By the time our Air New Zealand flight was “wheels on pavement”, Gina and I were definitely ready for something more than lounging by the beach on a secluded South Pacific island. The flight crew had dutifully informed us of the strict Customs laws in New Zealand and the hefty fines levied for even honest mistakes on passenger entry forms - starting at $200 and topping out somewhere near $1 ... 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