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Chilling out on Waiheke

May 16th 2010
Geo: -36.7992, 175.1216th-17th May - Waiheke IslandThe 16th May is Alan's birthday and we celebrated it on Waiheke ("Cascading Waters"😉, one of the islands in the Hauraki Gulf east of Auckland. Its main claims to fame are its beautiful beaches and its vineyards and it is also a popular haunt of artists.We have rented a cottage for a couple of days so we could have a change of ... read more
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New Zealand Flag 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
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