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Odyssey Down Under Bay of Plenty

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February 27th 2017
" Travel makes one modest. You can see what a tiny place you occupy in the World." Gustave Flaubert So it was with slightly heavy hearts that we left Otamure Bay and the Bay of Islands region. With Sue clutching onto the map and often turning it a full 360 deg to get orientation, we set off for the Bay of Plenty located on the east coast. This journey retraced our steps and after ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Mount Maunganui

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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