The Sky Tower

New Zealand

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February 18th 2007
After having a relatively good flight (getting quite good at these long haul flights) I arrive in Auckland. Its 4:00 in the morning and yes it is the 18th (miss a day due to the international date line - woo hoo one less day to write about!! 😊 Im forced to wait for a couple of hours to make sure that when I do get doen to the centre the hoastel is open. The first thing I notice is that ev ... 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