Waihi Beach itself

Rotorua and the egg smell!

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November 24th 2009
Day 5 So this was mostly just a day in transit for us. We headed off for the Bay of Islands fairly early which is supposed to be absolutely stunning, but when we arrived it was covered in fog so you couldn't see alot except the town itself seemed to resemble a British seaside town. We decided to set off again fairly quickly. We then had a 6 hour drive ahead of us to Waihi Beach where we had dec ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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