Mt Ngauruha and Mt Ruaphe behind it from the top of Mt Tongariro

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February 25th 2008
The Tongaririo crossing is suposed to be New Zealand's best one day walk and it was v impressive. I took 140 photos... maybe it didn't warrant quite that many but it was really beautiful. ...Don't worry I won't quite put all of them up here! We stayed at National Park, a tiny village near the park. The main/only reason, people stay there is to go walking or to ski in winter and the place really f ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Tongariro National Park

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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