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Rotorua, Mt Maunganui & Waitomo Caves

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July 5th 2007
Kia Ora! After the skydive in Taupo I got in touch with my Mum's cousin Graham who lives in the area. The next day I met up with him and his wife Janet and daughter Gemma and he took me out on his boat on Lake Taupo. It was a bit rainy so we were pretty much the only ones on the water but it was cool, I hadn't seen any of it before because of the weather. Also went up to the Huka Falls and did ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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