Mount Ruapehu

National Park, just below Lake Taupo.


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New Zealand  Flag 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]
Blog: Aotearoa- The Top Half
Date: June 10th 2006

The North Island

It’s difficult to sum the North Island up, I lived at the bottom of it for nearly a whole fantastic year, and managed to explore just about all the bits I wanted to in a steady stream of road trips. It’s very green and agricultural and relatively flat compared to its southern neighbour, only really having mountainous bits in the middle. I guess it’s probably simple ... read more







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