Rock 'n' Ropes

Taupo and Wellington

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March 29th 2007
And so our trip down to Taupo was, as we suspected, rainy! We left Rotorua hoping things would clear up, as the bus drivers all say not to judge the weather on what's happening in the morning, but there was no letting up this time. Still, we made the best of it, our first stop being a trip around the thermal springs/pools of Wai-O-Tapu National Park and the Lady Knox geyser. The various chemic ... 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