Rapids at full flow

Taupo

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April 17th 2007
We had a look at the bungee jumpers in Taupo. We recognised two Scandinavian girls from the hostel so stayed to watch them jump. One screamed well. The jump is splendidly set on a gorge (but looks a little bit tame having seen the Zambezi gorge swing). After coffee and scones in town we drove to the slightly bizarre Aratiatia rapids where the dam is opened at set times each day and the trickle th ... 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