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Tongariro National Park

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December 30th 2005
Having consulted our maps and guides hard we decided to skip most of the South, East, West and North of North Island. Fortunately that leaves us a little bit in the middle. First stop was Tongariro where we walked the "Tongariro Crossing" ( Billed as the best one day walk in New Zealand ). Basically it takes you about 17km past Mount Doom and Mordor with a fair bit of climbing. For full effect we ... 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