One Tree Hill

The North Island

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September 30th 2005
Well here is installment two of our much raved about travel dairy. We have been in New Zealand for two weeks now and the weather has improved slightly. We have hardly had any rain since our first day here, so we can't really complain. We have been pretty much non-stop since we got here (we'll need a holiday when we get back). We stayed in Auckland for only two nights, as we did not feel the ... 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