New Zealand, top of north island.


The Sky Tower in Auckland, the city has about a miljon people. New Zeeland has about 3.8 miljon people and is about the half size as Sweden.
The Sky Tower i miljon staden Aukland, norra on, Nya Zealand. 3,8 miljoner invanare och till ytan knappt storre an halva Sverige.


The first days we spent in Bay of Islands up north of the north island. Here in Waitangi the treaty was written between the Brittish people and the Maoris the 5-6 Februari 1840. New Zeeland become a part of the Brittish empire and the orginal people, the Maoris, was promised the ownership of the land and that they could sell parts to immigrants.
Forsta dagarna tillbringade vi i den yttersta norra delen av nordon, The Bay of Island. Det var bla har i Waitangi som den 5-6 februari 1840 det skrev ett avtal mellan Britterna och ursprungsbefolkningen Maori. Nya Zealand blev en del av den brittiska kronan, Maori befolkningen blev garanterad agandeskap over sitt land med mojlighet att salja detta till kronan.


An example of the few Kauri trees that still remains. This tree can be about 1200-1800 years old and about 5 meters (18 feet) in diameter. It grows very slow and becomes very hard and strong, perfect for building boats.
Ett exempel av de fa Kauri trad som numera finns kvar. Dessa trad blir ca 1200-1800 ar gamla och upp till 5 meter i diameter. Vaxer otroligt langsamt men blir kanon starkt och darfor perfekt for batbygge.


Black Swan, common in both New Zeeland and Australia.
Svarta svanar ar vanligt forekommande bade i Nya Zealand och Australien.


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