HILT

Wellington to Lake Taupo

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April 11th 2007
We had to give Sunny back in Picton, so we are now travelling by coach. It's good because we can sleep on the coach and don't have to argue about who is driving, but it does mean an early rise - 5:30am-ish!! Journey took 6 hours, again I'm so glad I have my PSP otherwise I would have been bored stiff. Lake Taupo looks a nice place and our hostel is good. We're blogging quite early today so ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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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