P1040675

NZ; Waitomo, Raglan and Rotorua

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April 29th 2010
With our Kiwi Experience pass we were able to travel to the western side of the north island, to the areas of Waitomo and Raglan. This meant that we left the actual Kiwi bus and joined a smaller outfit that headed out to the cave region of Waitomo. We were warned that Waitomo itself was a small place with very little to do other than caving. This was an understatement; the town had grown solely by ... 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