Huka Falls

Day 72 - Taupo

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February 14th 2006
Today we move further south to the city of Taupo, although a city in New Zealand may only have a few thousand people. On the way the driver gave us quite a lot of local information and stopped at the Huka Falls which has the highest volume of rapids through the smallest area anywhere in the world. One guy who thought he could swim through the rapids didn't reappear at the other end for 3 days! So ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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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