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Auckland - Dry land and meeting old friends

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February 21st 2017
I know this is a few days out of date but we are doing things everyday. I'm writing and publishing these blogs from, New Plymouth, Taranaki on a sunny Tuesday evening, very early morning for all back home. Auckland 13th March Well we made it to New Zealand, even after leaving Papeete and going through a Force 10 gale. The weather was blowy ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Tiritiri Matangi Island

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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