Orekai Koreko

Bubbling Mud in Taupo

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October 8th 2008
Day 555 (4/10/08) We set off in the morning with a range of activities planned to take in the natural wonders that make up the area surrounding Taupo. Our first stop was the Huka Falls, not far from town. A narrow gorge has formed from the wide river above the falls creating a gushing turquoise flow down to the falls which drop 10m into the wider river beneath. On paper it doesn't sound that ex ... 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