A spot of thermal activity!

Tongariro

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March 7th 2007
So here we are at Tongariro National Park for a few days. The main draw is the Tongariro Crossing, a 17km trek through volcanic mountains with views to die for and regarded as one of the best one day walks in NZ (so the literature says!). Of course, the last thing you need when doing something like this is rain - but somehow between the advice of the guy who ran our hostel and a crappy 5 day wea ... read more

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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