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North Island NZ 16th-22nd October

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November 25th 2007
Off on a tour of the country. Aotearoa (Land of the Long white Cloud). North Island....land of volcanos....Maui's fish according to Maori legend. First to Coromandel peninsula in the east, Raglan on the west coast, Rotorua for sulphur fumes, hot springs and geysers. Lake Taupo (NZ's largest)....spectacular views, especially when jumping from a plane! Tongariro National Park for more amazing Scener ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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