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Friday, January 19, 2007

The Treaty of Waitangi, signed some 167 years ago, was seen as the founding of the nation of New Zealand when some 35 Maori Chiefs and a British representative signed the treaty marking New Zealand as a British colony. Despite the fact the treaty is still hotly debated as to it's fairness the sight of the signing is still a popular sight and also just north of Paihia.

Stopping at the treaty grounds while out on a bike ride today I took a short wander around the grounds seeing the treaty house and large Maori meeting house on site as well as the equally huge Maori war canoe near by. Guessing they never used that for dolphin watching.

After continuing further on by bike I sat back in the hostel flicking through the past visitors New Zealand travel tips all repeating the same places to go, see and jump off. Instead I thought I would add my own top three Kiwi tips:

1. Don't bother looking at the weather forecast.
2. Get a BBH card (YHA ok but BBH really is the bees knees down here)
3. Don't swerve to miss possums.
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