A Canadian in New Zealand - Day 5 - Piha Beach, Lion Rock, Tasman Lookout, Kitekite falls
April 4th 2016 Day 5 was spent entirely in the Piha area with a lovely black sand beach for miles. A small resort town with narrow, narrow roads! Following a walk on the beach in North Piha, I visited Piha proper to enjoy the sights. Being low tide I could walk around the "camel" to get a good view of the "gap" as well as the "keyhole"; all interesting rock formations of the area. This was followed by a steep hi
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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 
