Lake Rotoiti

Eaux de Rotorua

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December 27th 2007
Day 57: Soaking in Smelly Spas I left Waitomo at midday, to arrive a few hours later in central Rotorua with only a short walk through the city to my hostel, the 'Hot Rocks Backpackers'. As soon as I stepped off the coach, the rotten egg smell emitted from the many local sulphuric springs hit me. Although not entirely pleasant, it wasn't as bad as I had anticipated, and like everyone else, it ... 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