Waitomo valley - view

Rally driving, tropical Malham and Rotarua

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November 17th 2006
Our first camp after the kauri forest was a beach site on the east coast at Uretiti (correct pronounciation unknown - we're going for "You're a titty"). It was in the dunes behind a huge wide beach, very shallow, so would be good for swimming - I went in but not far, as the tide was out and it looked like I'd have to wade for about half a mile at knee height before it got deep enough to swim. We ... 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