Afternoon tea in Hamilton Gardens

New Zealand - North Island

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April 5th 2018
We stepped off the plane in Auckland to be greeted with grey skies and rain but the fact that we were able to get into a taxi, speak to a driver that could understand us, knew exactly where we wanted to go and knew a quicker route than the one the satnav suggested more than made up for that! After checking in to where we were staying and having a nap we walked along the coast to the city where we ... 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