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Rotten Rotorua...

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November 25th 2005
Arriving in Roturua, we decided to leave the group at the Base hostel and go to Hot Rocks hostel instead. The hot pools here were not so attractive as they sounded due to the rotten egg smell, so we avoided these, but the Lava Bar next door proved good fun. Rotorua was also our first real insight into the Maori culture. Stray had organised a visit to 'Slim's Cultural Evening', which actually w ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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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