Features of the land

Tongariro Crossing & Mt Doom

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April 28th 2007
Reputed to be NZ's most scenic day walk, i figured that 'the Tongariro Crossing' might be worth a look... so when I learned that the Uni tramping club planned to go there, i made sure to get on the list! We left Auckland on the Friday evening, to make our way down towards Taupo, and our destination: Tongariro National Park. We stayed at a holiday park close to 'Whakapapa' (I wont go into the pron ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Tongariro National Park

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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