Base of Mt Ngauruhoe

Lord of the Rings

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March 18th 2008
Day 169 - Friday 7 March I actually like Wellington so its dissapointing to leave but we've got to move on as we don't have long left in New Zealand. The drive to Taupo should have taken about 4 hours but somehow it took us 7 hours (I'll admit we did take an hour detour the wrong way at one point). Apparently Taupos the cheapest and best place to do a skydive and the weather when we arrived ... read more

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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