steamy mud pool

Rotorua, Whakatane / White Island and Taupo!

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March 14th 2008
Smelly Rotorua! We arrived in smelly Rotorua on Monday afternoon - yes it really does smell bad! We hadn't realised how strong the rotten egg smell would be - even in the town! Sulphurus gas is just oozing from the ground everywhere! Geothermal fun! We spent Tuesday morning checking out all the geothermal stuff - our friendly Maori taxi driver Tim (short for 'Timoti') who loved ... 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