Napier

Wow.. a place to let go & nobody cares...

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March 13th 2007
Hi all.. Well I'm in Las Vegas at the moment but thought i would fill you in on what has happened as my journey around the island of clouds came to an end. I'm gonna make this a quick one coz its 4am in the morning & need to check out of here by 12 tomorrow... Right, I left off in Wellington. I was leaving for Napier the following day. Right, went to the Te Papa Museum in the morning. It ... 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