Meeting Maoris at Tamaki Maori village 1110798

Meeting Maoris at Tamaki Maori village

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March 12th 2016
I'm picked up at my hostel and am joined by a young couple from the UK one of whom later turns out to be pretty important, but more of that later. We join a coach load of Americans who are a lovely bunch of mostly pensioners. It seems to be the thing to do when you retire in the US, go on large group coach tours in far flung places. I've met them all over. They always seem to have some indignity o ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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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