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Driving from Tui Ridge Park to Tongariro National Park

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January 14th 2011
Driving from Tui Ridge Park to Tongariro National Park English (Lisa) We faced the first possible real difficulty on the morning of our departure from Tui Ridge Park: the car wouldn’t start. To be more precise, we couldn’t turn our key in the lock. Nothing we did worked and we were getting slightly frustrated when “the grandfather” turned up. He jumped in the car; after a ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » National Parks » Tongariro National Park

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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