A bit of Napier

Booted Out/ Go East Young Man!

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April 30th 2006
Ah yes! That all pervading smell of hydrogen sulphide (also known as 'rotten eggs') can only mean one thing: I'm in Rotorua. But at least I'm here safe, eh? So what have I been doing the last week or so? First I left Wellington for Taupo. Easy enough. Unfortunately it turned out that the only day that I was going to spend in Taupo was a rainy ANZAC day. What was there to do? Tongariro Crossi ... 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