Moari sculptures at night

Thermal creek, Moari feast, surfing, Bhuddism...

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October 20th 2006
SUNDAY 15th - Thermal waters. After the excitement of the Skydiving we felt a need to relax and enjoy some of the area’s thermal pools. Heading out of Taupo on the hunt for a place called Kerosene creek with no real idea of what to expect? - A swimming pool? A clear blue pool? A Small creek? Or a complex that we had to pay for? After an hour or so driving we got to a little gravel trac ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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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