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Taupo

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January 1st 2006
Taupo seems to be the Chav Mecca of New Zealand and there sure was a lot of them. We first booked into Chav hospitality at the All Seasons Camping Ground where we were fortunate... to get the last camp site. We spent the evening listening to eighties rock classics really loud from a car stereo - some favourites of mine were Brian Adams's Summer of 69 and one with the lyrics that went on about so ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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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