Te Puia mud pool

HOT & STEAMY ROTARUA

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November 16th 2022
We’ve packed a whole lotta excitement into today. Just down the street from our hotel is Te Puia and NZ Maori Arts & Crafts Institute. Te Puia is a geothermal wonderland featuring dramatic geysers, bubbling mud pools, traditional arts and culture of Maori people, and a kiwi conservation program. I was able to see a kiwi in its (indoor) natural habitat which I never would have been able to do if ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more