Te Mata peak

Living the life in Taupo

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April 24th 2008
Once again, it's been a while, and I think I'm going to write a pretty long blog because I'm watching the cubs online right now, although I am kind of into the game so I might lose interest and not write much, we will see. On April 6, after a night with no sleep, I arrived in Taupo at about 10 A.M. Taupo is an amazing town. It's a tourist town really, with about a 10 block by 10 block downtown ... 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