P1030216 - Aratiatia rapids

A busy day on the road

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March 7th 2010
Day 32 - Sun March 7th Our final destination for the day was Tongariro National Park but we had a busy day stopping at various places along the way. First one was at Wai-o-tapu, a thermal wonderland with lots of different coloured pools with minerals in them to walk around and look at. They also had a geyser which only erupts once at day (with a bit of help from the right scientific ingredie ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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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