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New Zealand Part Four - Rotorua

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August 11th 2013
We left Taupo at around 10am after checking out of the backpackers, and the drive to Rotorua was only just under an hour. We were too early to check in to the motel that we had booked, so we drove into town and had a walk around some shops and eat lunch to kill some time, before returning to check in at around 1pm. Again, we had a nice big room with a full kitchenette and a HUGE bathroom, so we we ... 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