Weekend in Rotorua- Wai-O-Tapu March 31st 2007 Weekend in Rotorua- Wai-O-Tapu Australasia » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Plenty » [url='/Australasia/New-Zealand/North-Island/Bay-of-Plenty ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua 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