Giant bunny - harvey!

Waitomo - Taupo

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February 26th 2007
Got a sleep in as I wasnt going caving in the morning. While we waited for the cavers to finish off we went to go and see some giant bunnys get sheared. Interesting. They were rather large REALLY fluffy (like soft toys.) The cavers finished and while they had there free hot tomato soap I grabbed a BLT. The weather was the worst since arriving in New Zealand - continuos drizzle. This made ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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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