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AbZorbed in New Zealand

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February 4th 2008
I spent most of the time I had in Taupo around the lake swimming or reading. I also had a go at the Lake Taupo hole-in-one golf challenge. You have to get a hole in one from about 150 yards. Your target is a small floating island with 3 holes on. I tried 18 times with a trusty five iron but unsurprisingly did not even hit the island once. On the last evening in Taupo I went to Wairakei terr ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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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