Lake Taupo

Taupo

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April 11th 2007
We got to Taupo about 2pm on wednesday. Our hostel is nice, we're staying at the Rainbow Lodge backpackers. It's a little out of the centre but its OK. We have a three share room so we don't have to talk to any randoms! Taupo has lots of thermal areas just north of the town but the main attractions in Taupo itself are the lake which is huge and extreme sports. It's pretty much the adventure ca ... 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