Some Geyser and nugget

Te Puia & the Pohutu geyser

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April 6th 2008
Day 14 - Rotorua Up early again as off to Te Puia which is both a Maori cultural centre and thermal park. Our day began by watching a Maori welcome (Powhiri), a poi dance and the infamous Haka. Kit was one of the male warriors from our tribe who was picked to learn and perform the Haka against the Maori. He would like to think he was superb and scary in every possible way (his words not mine) b ... read more

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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