Huka waterfalls

A Thermal Wonderland

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April 1st 2008
The following morning we headed to Napier, weather was still abit rubbish so couldnt do that much just had a walk around town and checked our emails at a very expensive internet cafe then found a campsite on the beach. The rest of the day was taken up with watching tv and reading our books (you might notice alot of that hapening to fill the days on the north island). Our next stop was Lake T ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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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