Jan 5, 2013
Once you’re in Russell, you can walk to the top of Flagstaff Hill to see amazing views of Russell and the Bay of Islands. You can walk up alongside the main street, but it’s much nicer to take the trail that leads up the side of the hill.
There is a monument at the top of the hill, and we went to read the description. It had this whole long saga about the history of the monument, how some local Maori people kept tearing it down, and how the New Zealand government had to restore it again and again. What the sign neglected to mention is what the heck this monument is and what it’s supposed to represent. Whatever it is, it must not be offending anyone as it now sits undisturbed. -Cyndi
