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Rotorua to Auckland

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April 10th 2017
4th March Auckland So back to Auckland today, I had a nice walk around the Government gardens and the sculpture park before breakfast. The remains of the picnic from the previous night were packed for lunch on the go and we were off on our scenic tour back to the City of Sails. We headed up to and skirted Tauranga, before arriving at Waihi. Gold and silver have been dragged o ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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