One of the statues from the original bath house

Kiwi Encounter

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November 28th 2006
Hello all! Another blog for you.... Just thought I would do another one before I left here, because I am not sure I will get a chance to do another blog maybe for a week. Just because I will be moving from place to place quite quickly from now on. Here is my NZ itinerary for the nest 2 weeks: Wed 29/11 - Leave Rotorua.... Arrive in Wellington Fri 1/12 - Leave Wellington... go across on the fe ... 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