A big crater

White Island - awesome!

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April 19th 2009
Now that I have got all the photos sorted from the previous blogs (sorry for any hassle, great blog site but it has the odd problem now and then!) I can keep going with this last blog. And include a couple of links for further info. Theres something about the last blog of a trip. It takes forever to write and publish. We're back at work now, busy catching up with what went on while we were a ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Plenty » Whakatane

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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