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Day 34 Taupo

March 1st 2009
Day 34 Taupo We woke up to a brighter morning although the clouds still looked to have some rain. The first visit of the day was at Wai-O-Tapo an 18 sq km thermal area full of collapsed volcanic craters, bubbling mud pools and geysers. At 10.15am Lady Knox Geyser is made to erupt, she constantly pours out steam but when erupts she pours out water about 10 metres high. We were amazed at how long ... read more
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New Zealand Flag 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
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