Rangiriri

Rangiriri, a tiny village south east of Auckland, would be easy to overlook. I stopped off after a fourteen hour flight in need of a break from driving to discover a place with a history.

Waitangi’s Treaty Site

Before returning to the Bay of Islands, I stopped at Waitangi’s Treaty House. The walls were lined with majestic portraits of Maori chiefs who signed the treaty with their tattooed faces visible in the dim light. A video boomed from the next room, a marked reminder of the significance of the place.