Hot springs

Lake Taupo

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April 8th 2007
We woke early in order to get to the nearby hot springs, which were part of the river and completely free (also completely deserted!). It was the most beautiful bath either of us had ever had! This was preparation for the stresses of the next few hours! Just after 9.20am we were throwing ourselves out of a plane in the best place in NZ to do a skydive!! The reason Lake Taupo is the best place to d ... 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