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Rotorua & Bay of Plenty

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September 24th 2007
You know you are approaching Rotorua when the smell of sulphur hits you. This is because the area has a lot of volcanic and thermal and activity. You can even go and see geysers or bubbling mud pools and when you drive by the parks you see steam rising everywhere from the thermal pools. Rotorua has a large Maori Population and so it’s a good place to experience the culture and heritage. It is al ... 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