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More North Island fun

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April 23rd 2007
After Taupo it was time to move to Rotorua and we stayed in the best hostel yet - Treks is brand new and no bunk beds!! Rotorua is often called Rotten Rua due to the smell of sulphur (rotten eggs) from all of the geysers surrounding and in the town. It is also the cultural capital of the island and we took in some traditional Maori concerts with dancing and great food which is cooked underground ... 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