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First weekend away!

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August 13th 2017
Hi all and here is a cool update from this weekend! Firstly, Harry the Swift has been replaced by 'Katie' the Toyota Hiace. She's much more suited to long trips and weekends away. On our first outing, we headed up to Coromandel and the forest park. It's about 1hr 20min to Thames from Papakura. It was a mild Winter's day and the scenery was amazing. I visited the same coffee shop that we s ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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