Bubbing mud

Blogging in NZ - Travelling down south

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January 23rd 2007
Hello All. 23rd January: Well i made it on the correct bus this time (ask Kara about our last trip!!) and i am currently travelling down through the north island of NZ. I left Kara yesterday so she could get on her long flight back to all you guys in the UK! (lucky her!!!) On my travels down south we stopped off at the side of the road to view the natural hot bubbling mud! This was really ... 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