According to Ngåti Porou oral and visual histories, the North Island was fished up by the demi-god Maui. The canoe he used to pull up the island, now rests on the slopes of Mt Hikurangi.
New Zealand boasts some of the most spectacluar and exciting scenery in the world... pristine rainforests, golden beaches and world-class ski slopes.
New Zealand is the closest country in the world to the international dateline and the Tairawhiti region - on the East Cape of New Zealand - will be first in the world to welcome in the new millenium and see the dawn of 2000.
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