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Whitianga to Rotorua

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April 13th 2010
Happy Birthday Sam! . . . So much so - we nearly slept in! 7.30am and we are on our way back to Rotorua. We stop off at the Karangahake Scenic Reserve. Our driver gives us directions to a walk which will take us along the river, over two swing bridges and through a 1km railway tunnel. Back on the bus to Paeroa - a place which makes its own lemon and paeroa spring water soft drink. Kerry t ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Mercury Bay

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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