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the love song.

Geyser & Gondola

October 14th 2007
Te Puia We arrived in geothermal country late in the evening and the first thing that greeted us was the pungent smell of sulphur in the air. Nice! The next morning we decided to visit our first geothermal reserve at Te Puia. This attraction also hosted a Maori Cultural Show, which was very entertaining, probably because some of the performers seemed vaguely embarrassed about singing an ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

New Zealand Flag 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
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