Koru Creek in the bush

Bush Living and Long Drops

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January 29th 2007
We headed north on Highway 1 and stopped at Kaiwaka where I finally found Utopia, well an eco café fashioned from mud with a huge seagull guarding the entrance. After refreshments we set off again and after an hour or so we found ourselves in Whangerei, apparently one of the largest cities in the north. I personally would not refer to it as a city but more like a huge industrial estate with sma ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Whangarei

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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