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Taupo!

January 7th 2007
So we arrived in Taupo late afternoon, we were exhausted after the hostel from hell! Lake Taupo is stunning one of the most beautiful lakes I've seen. We really wanted to start getting into doing activities, extreme sports is after all what New Zealands known for! But as Adventurous as we are, we thought we'd start of with Kayaking! We did a bit in Oz but that was amature compared to the 4 and ... read more
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New Zealand Flag 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
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