Kite Kite Waterfalls

Kiwi Please

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February 19th 2007
Hi All Sadly I have now left the sunny shores of Australia.....but it gets good coz I'm in New Zealand! I shall miss Oz terribly but I have a feeling that the best is yet to come in Middle-earth. I've only investigated the city of Auckland so far but from what I can gather, NZ is very green, peaceful and lush. Very uncommercial and ideal for the backpacker who just wants to 'get lost'. So far I h ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Ponsonby

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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