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North island road trip

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October 13th 2011
So, here a short blog about the first week and a half of travelling with my brother through the north island. We got ourselves a litlle campervan to be a bit more flexible and cause a lot of havoc on the streets. :-) After picking him up at the airport we first went to Rotorua for a couple of days to see Hell's Gate Geothermal reserve and a really great Maori concert. Then it was off to Tau ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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