Sunny in Auckland 02-Sky Tower Smiles

Sunny in Auckland

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March 30th 2007
Geo: -36.8474, 174.766Hello all. We're in Auckland now, and headed out to Christchurch on the south island this afternoon at 4:00, and would you believe it? We found sunshine! Yay! We fled the northland the day before yesterday right in the thick of the storm. Here are some headlines from the local paper that we picked up to show you all: "460 mm of rain in 2 days" (which is t ... read more

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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