Along Tongariro Crossing...

Tongariro National Park

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January 8th 2008
DATE VISITED: 4-5TH JANUARY We travelled south following the eastern side of the Lake to our hostel at a small town right on the fault line which runs through central New Zealand through White Island and Japan. The small town of Turangi was an ideal base for our long big day walk the next day: http://www.tongarirocrossing.org.nz/ The first hour os so was quite easy but hitting the mid ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Tongariro National Park

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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