Snow Planet near Silverdale

Day 13 - Thursday - Auckland to Paihia

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March 15th 2007
Our destination today is pronounced ‘Pie - Here” for those un-initiated amongst us. This town is in the middle of the Bay of Islands and this is pronounced “Paradise”. For surely, it must be. For game fishing or even just plain fishing this is the place. Then there is all the other things you can do here: For example, Culture North Sound and Light show about the Treaty of Waitangi (wh ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » South Auckland

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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