jean with zorb

Rotorua - the stinky town

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July 28th 2008
RotoruaThe town smells like rotton eggs.....which isn't a problem if you're into that kind of thing. You do get used to it though. Having dropped our gear off at our b&b (coincidentally the oldest heritage listed building in the city) we went for our tour of "Hells Gate" and mud spa. The town itself is not much to look at, but we weren't fooled....there are loads to do in the nearby surro ... 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