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days 4 and 5

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January 23rd 2018
After my time in Paihia, I went back down through Whangerei, near Auckland. Whangerei is just a small city without much fanfare, I stopped to see their waterfall, and then continued on my way. The next day I woke up and boarded a ferry to Tiri Tiri island. It's a very small island about 10 miles or so north of Auckland. It used to be farmland until it was overgrazed, and the lease was up. At that ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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