Lake Taupo 1

Lake Taupo

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May 21st 2007
Along drive up from Wellington, we arrived in the early evening tired, hungry. Only really had one full day there and with the aim to skydive over the Largest Lake in New Zealand, but the weather said 'No'. But I might of chickend out of it anyway! Dave of course can use his weight as an excuse as there is a weight limit to Tandem Skydives and he is over that limit. We instead walked around ... read more

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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