Inside the zorb

Another weekend, another trip....

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February 4th 2006
Hello Amy here, Rob has handed over the 'golden keyboard' - sorry if this is less amusing than his entries. This weekend was another bank holiday (Whaitangi Day for those who care) so off we went on another fairly long trip, this time to Rotorua in the centre of North Island. Got down there on friday and straight away noticed the smell. It is a geothermal area with loads of hot springs etc. and ... 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