River Valley Lodge

White Water Rafting - River Valley

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June 20th 2006
Went to a secluded valley in the Central Plateau of North Island, where we stayed in a river lodge right in front of the Rangitekei River. This is one of the foremost rafting rivers in the country, with Grade 5 rapids. Team Handsome clearly dominated in our raft, with our guide being gobsmacked at the outstanding levels of oarmanship, skill, courage, power, arrogance and, of course, handsomene ... 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