Park Hill Climb

Devonport

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January 5th 2015
Geo: -36.8474, 174.766After a LONG arrival day, Day Two got off to a slower start. Wakeup at 9am local time - noon back home, so time change excuse (NZ is day ahead and 3 hrs behind Vancouver)!! Coffee press in our room - BONUS!!. Tech challenges with the Travel Blog - mobile overwriting web input upon syncing. Email catchup and the like. Before we knew it the morning was by us.We set out ... 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