Tauranga -Takatata via Whangarei 209kgs Blue Marlin

Tauranga -Takatata via Whangarei

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February 22nd 2007
The next day after reading in Lonely Planet decided to do another long haul to Whangarei. 24klms off the coast are the Poor Knights Islands rated by Jacques Cousteau as in the top ten dive sites in the world . I just had to have a dive there. After 2 hours I am in the horrors of Auckland, the largest city in NZ .Millions of cars rushing at a 100mph fortunately no toll roads to complicate t ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Whangarei

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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