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Hot Water Beach & Cathedral Cove

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June 10th 2010
Next stop, Hot Water Beach....we woke up at the crack of dawn (6am) and trotted down to the beach with two spades to dig ourselves our own hot tub on the beach. The beach is above geothermal activity which means boiling hot water seaps up through the sand. After we had a walk to Cathedral Cove, one of the scenic spots along the east coast. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Hahei

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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