Simon with a geyser coming out of his head

Springs and things

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July 17th 2009
Today we focused on hot springs. After another magnificent breakfast, we headed out to Wai-O-Tapu where there are some hot springs, and a geyser erupts every day at 10:15am. We got there just in time, and I wondered how they could get a geyser to erupt on time. The answer was soon revealed, the guide told us a little about it and then put what was basically soap powder down the geyser hole. This a ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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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