Hot mud springs in Rotorua

Rotorua

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July 4th 2008
As soon as we stepped off the bus, we could smell the unmistakeable smell of rotten eggs, or was it sulphur? Rotorua was built around thermal springs, so we were warned of the smell before we got there, but it still hit us pretty badly! On our first night there, we took part in a Maori cultural evening at Tamaki which is a traditional Maori village. On arrival, we enjoyed a welcoming ceremony ... 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