Martin at Devil's Bath

Smelly Rotorua

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February 11th 2006
Our bus ride from Auckland was easy, only 1.5 hours. The driver was a good laugh, he was cracking jokes the whole way and he was also pretty clued up on Rotorua as he lived there. He even showed us his house, and when we arrived we were greeted by his wife waving at us. The smell hit us when we got off the bus, due to the sulphur from the natural springs that are scattered all over the place, p ... 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