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New Zealand... better than Old Zealand

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August 11th 2010
New Zealand is like the lake district, but with more cool stuff. Basically, like volcanoes, and bubbling mud pools and Maori warriors (who apparantly DON'T walk around in grass skirts and head dresses like you're led to believe) and tropical rainforests, and black sandy beaches, glaciers, thermal pools and lots of weird birds. We've been trying to see all of it in 2 weeks in a campervan that has t ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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