Mauri canoe

We're wetter than you are now!

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August 6th 2007
Hello everyone, you may notice that we no longer have any blog entries (which is quite upsetting), as travelblog died when august arrived... not sure if this one will vanish or not! Since we last blogged, we went to the thermal town of Rotorua, where we chilled in the hot tubs after our skydive. The whole of Rotorua absolutely stinks of sulphur, but once you get over that, its not too bad, hot ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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