Buried doorway

November 22nd

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November 23rd 2008
We are staying to Rotorua for a few days because there is so much to do. We went to see the blue and green lakes today. Not so colorful when the sun isn't shining. We also stopped and saw the buried village. It was buried when Mt Tarawara blew up in the late 1800's. Niv went to the Mitai Mouri diner and show. I didn'r care to see it so I had diner at the house. I also forgot that we went to Rainbo ... 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