Mt Eden views

Kio Ora

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February 25th 2014
Geo: -36.8474, 174.766 Auckland is New Zealand's largest city and main transport hub, the region is home to some 1.5 million people. Maori were the first inhabitants of New Zealand and they came from an island or group of islands in Polynesia in the South Pacific Ocean. There are distinct similarities between the Maori language & culture and others of Polynesia including the Cook Islands, ... 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