Mud Pools

Te Puia has about 500 pools. This mud may be therapeutic, but it is much too hot to handle!

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May 25th 2006
Home to the Hobbits, the North Island is a place we had been waiting for an excuse to travel to. Upon hearing that Todd and Caroline would be stopping in New Zealand on their around-the-world honeymoon, we snatched the chance to meet up with them. Besides, we figured it would be grand to see old friends in a new land. We ignored the warnings of many South Islanders who quipped, “Auckland is t ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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

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