tongariro crossing

5 boats in 5 days

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October 12th 2010
Kia ora, So after the long train journey we made it to National Park Tongariro. Oddly the train stopped for half an hour lunch break even though there was a buffet car? All became clear though when we stopped not long after in the middle of no where and the driver changed with the South bound train to go back to Wellington. That's Kiwi logic for you!! Our youth hostel then provided a few sur ... read more

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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