Tongariro National Park

Tongariro NP

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February 10th 2007
This is our second day at TNP. We arrived yesterday morning and dropped off the people who were doing the crossing - this is a 7/8 hour walk between the mountains and volcanos. We went on some shorter walks and saw some areas used in Lord of the Rings plus a nice 2 hour walk to see another water fall (sorry for lack of names but a lot of places are hard to remember and spell!). We ventured to the ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Tongariro National Park

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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