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Taupo - Like a Lead Balloon

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March 7th 2007
I always thought that skydiving was one of those things that crazy people do... Why would somebody voluntarily jump out of a perfectly good aeroplane? That was the question running through my mind whilst I sat looking at the clouds outside my window, waiting for the inevitable opening of the aeroplane door. The build up to this point seemed a bit of a blur I don’t actually remember feeling at ... 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