Early NZ in the Bay of Islands
Visiting these sites in the Bay of Islands really is a must-do experience once you have an understanding of the history beyond the sanitised bits.
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The 75-year-old lived in Auckland for 40 years after he married New Zealand woman Fari LaPread.