Steaming pool in the Maori village

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March 7th 2007
We stayed in Rotorua for one night but we weren't leaving until around lunchtime the next day for once so we had the chance to go to the local Maori village for a tour of the hot mud pools & geothermal activity & also to learn some more about the Maori culture. This meant that we still got on the bus at 9am but at least we were only on it for 10minutes before we got to the Maori village. First of ... 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

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