The Hissing Geysers of Rotorua

Roadtrip!!

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November 5th 2006
Hi all, Sorry for the delay since my last entry, been without internet access. Anywho since my last blog we've left Rotorua and travelled down to Wellington via Lake Taupo. Our last night in Rotorua was spent in the Polenesian Spas, wow they were relaxing but God they were smelly!! Rotorua in general is pretty smelly because of all the geo-thermal activity but its amazing to see all the hissing g ... 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